Demands that aid to Palestinians be cut following Hamas's victory expose Washington's calls for democracy as a sham, writes Emad Mekay

Having won its greatest electoral battle, Hamas is faced with its greatest political contest, writes Graham Usher in Gaza

Hamas's rise to power is only a problem if Israel remains wedded to its colonial policy of stealing Palestinian lands and terrorising its people, writes Khaled Amayreh

Fatah promises to study the Palestinian election results and learn from them, but will the movement join Hamas in a national unity government? Erica Silverman reviews events from Gaza City

The West's reactions to Hamas's electoral triumph reveal terrible gaps in the democracy-versus-terror debate, Serene Assir writes

Iraqi families are acting on rumour and fear and are gathering in neighbourhoods where their own confessional denominations predominate, writes Nermeen El-Mufti

Cairo is flexing its diplomatic muscles to secure stability in Gaza and beyond following Hamas's rise to power, reports Dina Ezzat

A Danish newspaper's apology failed to subdue the anger on the street over cartoons depicting Prophet Mohamed. Gihan Shahine tracks a telling week

Magda Al-Ghitany reports on the attempts of Egyptian diplomats to combat anti-Islamic sentiments

The escalation of the Iranian nuclear crisis reaches a boiling point, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

In his first session presiding over the trial of Saddam Hussein, Judge Rauf Rashid Abdul-Rahman on Sunday expelled half the defendants from the courtroom in a move that led to the entire defence team walking out, reports Doaa El-Bey