Despite reports of a looming Egyptian-mediated prisoner swap deal, negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians have yet to reach a breakthrough, Khaled Amayreh reports

Seven weeks into Israel's offensive on Gaza finds the civilian population desperate, isolated, and defenceless before Israeli massacres, Erica Silverman reports

While the Iraqi parliament goes into recess, the Iraqi people's suffering sees no let-up, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti