The gap between promises and reality never seemed wider than at this week's Red Sea conference on the Future of Iraq. Amira Howeidy reports from Sharm El-Sheikh

Tom Nagy remembers an Irishwoman who gave her life for the people of Iraq

Nazim Al-Jassour ponders the destruction of Falluja

Both Fatah and the Palestinian opposition face problems coming up with a Presidential candidate who can unite their forces, Khaled Amayreh reports

by Khaled Amayreh

There are some -- including in his Fatah movement -- who see Yasser Arafat's death as an opportunity for change. Not so Zakaria Zubeidi, leader of the Al-Aqsa Brigades in the northern West Bank. Graham Usher spoke with him in Jenin

After much arm-twisting, the parties to one of Sudan's conflicts have finally signed a peace "pledge", writes Gamal Nkrumah

Washington's highest flying hawks concede that using force against Iran is not a viable option, reports Khaled Dawoud from the US capital

The volatile situation in northern Iraq is beginning to cause trouble on the other side of the border. Gareth Jenkins reports