Disbanding the militias is the only way to put an end to the sectarian killings, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

The rape and murder of a young Iraqi girl by US soldiers is exemplar of the fate of the Iraqi nation at the hands of its imperial tormentors, writes Firas Al-Atraqchi

When it comes to Iraq, the media categorises everything, forgetting the nation that embraces all, writes Ghazwan Hadi

Iran appears yet unsatisfied with the level of compensation proposed for it halting its nuclear ambitions, writes Rasha Saad

If moral debasement were a sought after currency, the state of Israel would be the richest country on earth, writes Khaled Amayreh in Palestine

News that New York bomb-plot suspect Assem Hammoud was an ordinary, fun-loving Beiruti has shocked liberal Lebanon. But his arrest raises more questions than answers, says Lucy Fielder

Yemen's upcoming presidential elections threaten current President Ali Abdullah Saleh's comfortable position, reports Nasser Arrabyee from Sanaa

The state of Israel, fearful of the truth, continues to control media coverage of its brutal occupation, writes Jonathan Cook

How long can Israel get away with it? This is the question, two weeks into an offensive on Gaza that Israeli military personnel say may last for months, writes Erica Silverman