Ehud Olmert appears to be near forming his government -- Mahmoud Abbas may be near dissolving his, writes Graham Usher in Jerusalem

Perhaps "Palestine" should be declared to include Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and Jordan, writes Sharif Elmusa

Ending sectarian violence that continues to course through Iraq will be the new government's most daunting task, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

Do Bin Laden's outlandish statements on Darfur, the UN Security Council vote on Sudan and President Al-Bashir's surprise visit to Tehran collectively augur ill or bode well, wonders Gamal Nkrumah