The dive in Arab stocks may be alarming, but the boom following the rise of oil prices was sure to lead to a boost, writes Ibrahim Nafie

The supposedly unimaginable -- a new Lebanon, for all its inhabitants -- is neither as impossible, nor as far off, as many believe, writes Karim Mruah

Without it losing face, the political question in Lebanon is how to tame Hizbullah and secure for the future a workable balance between the country's confessional faiths, writes Hanna Ziadeh

Britain betrayed the Palestinians at the start and is doing so again as the actions of Israel pass without censure, writes Amin Howeidy

The Israeli leadership is no more bent on peace than it has ever been, writes Galal Nassar

Two tragedies underline that justice and redress are rarely attained against the powerful, writes Galal Amin

In resisting the abuse of US power the Middle East has a lot to learn from Latin America, writes Rumy Hassan

Isolating Hamas will lead nowhere. Opportunity must be grasped for the hawks to make peace,writes Mohammed Abu-Nimer

While much of the blame for the waning of Arab secularism is due to Arab secular forces, opportunities are emerging for a secular renaissance, writes Amr Hamzawy

With the world radically polarised by the war on terror, justice, sovereignty and peace could use a boost. They may find it yet, writes Mahmoud Murad