International observers have given Palestinian democracy a clean bill of health, but electoral chaos in East Jerusalem brings to question how free the vote really was, reports Serene Assir from Ramallah and Jerusalem

Fewer than expected Palestinians voted in the Palestinian presidential elections -- and those that did may be disappointed, writes Graham Usher in Ramallah

In its first ever action on the ground, the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement (SMWIP) sent a delegation to Palestine earlier this week to help lend moral support to Palestinian women during legislative and presidential elections...

Palestinians negotiate a democratic election under occupation, writes Erica Silverman from Jerusalem

A new chapter in Sudan's history may be being written but many pitfalls lie ahead, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The road to the Algeria summit is not strewn with roses. Dina Ezzat reports on the most controversial issues

This week, at headquarters of the Arab League, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) released the Arabic version of "The Arab Women Progress Report 2004"...

Despite growing pressure Iraq's Sunnis seem likely to maintain their elections boycott, reports Omayma Abdel-Latif

Abbas Kadhim deconstructs the myths currently circulating about Iraq

Suha Ma'ayeh gauges the reaction to the forthcoming elections among Iraqis in Amman

Ibrahim Al-Marashi highlights the main challenges facing the forthcoming Iraqi elections