Egypt is committed to helping Palestine build its economy, following the military withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza later this month, writes Erica Silverman

Yesterday gunmen shot and killed Moussa Arafat, 65, a prominent former Gaza security chief and cousin of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, reports Khaled Amayreh

Hamas has drawn its upper echelon from the shadows in a clear challenge to the Palestinian Authority, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

For the next few months it will matter little what the Palestinians or the world say about their conflict with Israel -- all will hinge on what Likud does, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Face saving measures have been the only official response to the Al-A'ema Bridge disaster, reports Nermine Al-Mufti

Last week, which witnessed major tragedies in both Baghdad and southern coastal states of the US, might yet be the turning point in the Iraqi conflict, writes Hana Al-Bayaty

The resistance is the only legitimate force in occupied Iraq, writes Moussa Al-Husseini

Four pro-Syrian ex-security chiefs are officially detained and await possible indictment under authority of the probe into Rafik Al-Hariri's assassination, Serene Assir reports

Solidarity is going to be made a central element of national identity in the new Sudan, writes Gamal Nkrumah