Last week's Egyptian-Saudi summit brought the Arabs closer to a common position on the problems facing the region, writes Ibrahim Nafie

The lassitude of Arab regimes has transformed the Palestinian cause from a rallying point for Arab dignity to a shameful concert of capitulation, writes Azmi Bishara

The fallout from the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza has yet to settle. When it does, writes Samir Ghattas , the political landscape -- for Palestinians and Israelis -- could look very different

The great victim of the neo-conservative ascendancy will be liberal political systems everywhere, writes Hassan Nafaa

Can democracy be simulated? Asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed

One event, two different stories: reality in Iraq is as fluid as the occupying propaganda machine can make it, writes Ramzy Baroud

Nations, like houses, cannot be built on sand, writes Amin Howeidi