Alliances are shifting in Lebanon ahead of crucial legislative elections next month, reports Mohalhel Fakih from Beirut

The plot to oust the Syrian regime thickens, but will those scheming against Damascus succeed in their ploys, wonders Patrick Seale

Mahmoud Abbas is hoping that at some point Washington will come to his rescue -- it is a dangerous gamble, writes Graham Usher from Ramallah

While news of the formation of the Iraqi government gripped news headlines, violence continued unabated, report Mohamed El-Anwar from Baghdad and Nermeen Al-Mufti from Talaafar

In an attempt to curry favour with Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan followed his head not his heart in a visit to Israel, writes Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

Sudanese government and opposition forces are still bickering over the country's draft constitution, writes Gamal Nkrumah