The world now acknowledges that the Palestinians have the moral and legal upper hand, writes Lamis Andoni

Mohamed El-Baradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recently visited Israel, but uncharacteristically failed to chide the host nation and failed to visit its suspicious nuclear facilities, Jonathan Cook reports

The murder of innocent Palestinians has begun to outrage Israeli conscripts, Khaled Amayrah reports from Gaza

Washington steps up pressure on Sudan even as Khartoum coordinates policies with its neighbours, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The long-awaited trial of six suspects involved in the suicide attack on the USS Cole began this week in Sana'a, Yemen's capital, reports Peter Willems

Saudi Arabia is making intensive efforts to reassure foreigners living and working in the kingdom, reports Rasheed Abou-Alsamh from Jeddah

When foreign ministers of Iraq's neighbouring countries meet in Cairo next week, fear of further instability in the embattled nation will top their agenda, writes Salah Hemeid

Prominent Kurdish politician Mehmud Osman writes about the concerns and aspirations of Iraq's Kurdish population

Nazim Al-Jassour argues that UN Resolution 1546 is the real impediment to a genuine transfer of power to the Iraqis