Sharon is threatening Palestinian democracy because a strengthened Palestinian society is the last thing he wants, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Damascus launches an internal reform programme in a bid to appease the Syrian street, Sami Moubayed reports from the Syrian capital

As pressure on Damascus reaches new heights, Lebanese politicians warm up for possible repercussions on their side of the border, reports Hicham Safieddine

Amid violence, how the elections in Iraq will be fought emerges, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

Talk about reconciliation is empty until the division between the illegal occupation and legitimate resistance is recognised as the core rift in Iraq, write Abdul-Ilah Al-Bayaty and Hana Al-Bayaty

Dina Ezzat reports on intensifying Arab efforts to sow unity and reconciliation in a disaggregating Iraq