Pressure is building on the Palestinian Hamas-led government with banks fearing legal consequences if seen dealing with those deemed "terrorists", writes Erica Silverman

The rise of the Palestinian Hamas movement to power has been difficult for Jordan, reports Sana Abdallah from Amman

Serene Assir assesses the challenges facing the restart of the Lebanese National Dialogue

Iran will not budge in its quest for nuclear energy and the signs are it will not have to, reports Amira Howeidy from Tehran

The coming days are critical for thereafter Iran will be able to do little to reverse the momentum towards sanctions or worse, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

The postponement of the Darfur peace agreement deadline raises more questions than answers, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Political wrangling continues as the heat rises in Baghdad and the militia problem goes unresolved as yet, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti

With debate about dividing Iraq resurfacing this week in the US, Sawsan Al-Assaf argues the case against a federal Iraq

Iraqi intellectuals in exile rally in support of comrades at home