Mahmoud Abbas went to Washington with the hope of unfolding the roadmap -- he returned with nothing except an endorsement of Israel's unilateralism, writes Graham Usher

Targeting Al-Aqsa, pushing ahead with settlements, assassinating activists, interfering in Palestinian affairs: business as usual this week for Israel, reports Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Iraq's constitution was accepted by the majority of voters, leaving Sunnis with no option but to pursue a participatory path, writes Doaa El-Bey

Arab League chief Amr Moussa has embarked on an Iraqi reconciliation mission, but does he have a strategy, asks Salah Hemeid

In Baghdad for the first time after three years, Dina Ezzat finds an Arab capital consumed by ugly signs of American occupation

Writing from Damascus, Sami Moubayed reports on Syria's condemnation of the Mehlis report

There is no smoking gun in the Mehlis report, but many Lebanese are hoping it is one big step towards uncovering the truth, reports Hicham Safieddine

Syria faces tough accusations concerning involvement in the assassination of Rafik Al-Hariri. It may choose to do nothing, but it must at least choose, writes Mohamed El-Sayed Said

The Mehlis report on the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister raises difficult questions for Lahoud and Al-Assad, writes Nicola Nassif

What happens in Syria depends on the outcome of the battle being fought in Washington between the Republican old-guard and the neoconservatives, writes Emad Fawzi Shueibi