A one-day London meeting demonstrated support for the Palestinians and a commitment to Israeli security. Dina Ezzat followed the talks

Friday night's bombing in Tel Aviv nixes inter-Palestinian talks scheduled for Cairo next week, Khaled Amayreh reports from the West Bank

The Tel Aviv bombing may have been against Abu Mazen. But it has also underscored the Palestinians' need for a democratic political system, writes Graham Usher from Jerusalem

Picking Iraq's next prime minister is taking up precious time, writes Mohamed El-Anwar from Baghdad

By toppling Omar Karami's government, the defiant Lebanese opposition has scored one major victory but is it capable of providing a consensual vision for change in the country? In Beirut Omayma Abdel-Latif seeks some answers

An international gathering in London warns Damascus that time is running out. Dina Ezzat reports