Back to the streets The Palestinian leadership is being forced to come to grips with political reform and corruption, writes Lamis Andoni
 Woe betide Najaf
In Najaf Nermeen Al-Mufti provides an eyewitness account of a holy city under siege Showdown in Najaf The current crisis in Najaf is a test for the Shia religious leadership in Iraq, writes Abbas Kadhim
Catch-22 US dictates are ruining the chances of Iraq's interim government to restore peace in Iraq, writes Nadhim Abdel-Wahed Al-Jasur
Cracking under the strain Israel is under mounting pressure to present a fairer face to the world by both local and international groups, writes Jonathan Cook
'No room left' As Palestinians try, not very successfully, to bring a semblance of order to their house, Israel is grabbing even more of their land, reports Khalid Amayreh from the West Bank
Saudis ready for the poll Saudi Arabia is set to take a first, albeit timid, step towards "limited democracy", reports Rasheed Abu Alsamh from Jeddah
An odd couple A new era in Turkish-Israeli relations is in the making, writes Bulent Aras
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