As Israel commits war crimes in Gaza, many Palestinians are wondering if they wouldn't be better off free of the Palestinian Authority Israel seemingly aims to break, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Israel has several objectives in Gaza -- all mutually exclusive, writes Graham Usher

Internal clashes within Hamas, exacerbated by Syria, only serve to worsen the already existing crisis created by Israel's military operation in Gaza, reports Sami Moubayed

The victory of anti-government candidates in the Kuwaiti parliament has left the monarchy with more to worry about, Sherine Bahaa reports

On a tour of the neighbourhood around the old American Embassy in the Iranian capital, Mustafa El-Labbad reveals the complexity and importance of the relationship between Tehran and Washington

At a time when the Iraqi premiere's national reconciliation plan faces a hard test on the ground, Nuri Al-Maliki is intent on seeking Arab support for it

To recognise the Iraqi resistance as legal would undermine the entire misadventure of US military action in Iraq, thus the basis of reconciliation is absent, writes Firas Al-Atraqchi

The US-Oman free trade deal sets the trend for future American-Middle Eastern relations, reports Emad Mekay from Washington