With the roadmap nowhere on the horizon Mahmoud Abbas's priority now is domestic reform, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

As Hamas makes further gains on the ground, doors may be opening before its rehabilitation internationally, Khaled Amayreh, in the West Bank, reports

Libyan opposition leaders at their first gathering in exile vow to oust Gaddafi, reports May Youssef in London

Rhetoric is the least wanted, but as the World Tribunal on Iraq came together, a fierce condemnation of the US-led war against Iraq was the result, reports Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

What happened in Iran last Friday was nothing short of a political earthquake, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Mustafa El-Labbad spoke with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi about the Iranian elections and democracy just before the second round that saw Mahmoud Ahmadinejad emerge victorious

Nabih Berri begins a record fourth term as speaker of Lebanon's parliament, with rosy promises, reports Mohalhel Fakih