Jordan reluctantly takes up a role in the West Bank which evokes grim reminders of its difficult pre-1967 relationship with the Palestinians, writes Lamis Andoni

There is more than one way to draw Iran back in from the cold, reports Roshanak Taghavi

The US is likely to bow to Israeli pressure and veto an expected resolution at the UN aimed at condemning the separation wall in the West Bank, Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Turkey seeks to strike a balance between appeasing the US and forging closer ties with its neighbours, writes Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

The battle between Yemeni forces and Shia militants in the north of the country rages on, Peter Willems reports

Photographer Khaled El-Fiqi accompanies United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the depths of Darfur, meeting with displaced Sudanese, mainly women who suffered the brunt of the war. His camera spotted women emerging from makeshift camps, carrying firewood to cook what little food they are given by humanitarian relief agencies and women fetching water

Belatedly, the Sudanese government and opposition forces now share the international community's concern for the humanitarian catastrophe that is war-torn Darfur, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Not without motive the powers that be are lining up to permanently silence Saddam Hussein, writes Ian Douglas

Ahmed Mukhtar, in Baghdad, gauges public reaction to the start of the trial of the former Iraqi president

Iraqi lawyer Qasem Hassan explains the legal standing of Saddam Hussein's trial in light of Iraqi national laws

Prominent Iraqi lawyer Sabah Al-Mukhtar scrutinises the legal obstacles which might well make a fair trial for the former Iraqi president almost impossible

There is more to Salem Chalabi than meets the eye. Shahin Shamsabadi looks into the background and connections of the director of the Iraqi tribunals

Michael Jansen interviews Iraqi Vice President Ibrahim Al-Jaafari on the transfer of sovereignty and Saddam Hussein's trial

Following the installation of an interim government and technical transfer of sovereignty in Iraq, the new government in New Delhi must make some tough decisions. Sri Raman, in the Indian capital, reports

Nermin Al-Mufti reports on the legacy of Paul Bremer, the former chief US civil administrator in Iraq