Realism in planning, transparency of funding; the recipe for successful renewal is not that complicated, writes Ibrahim Nafie

The illegal arrest and detention of elected Palestinian officials is further evidence that Israel is profoundly disdainful of democracy and law, writes Curtis Doebbler

Israel's war on Lebanon has exposed once and for all that its security will be bought even at the cost of war crimes and mass destruction. This immoral situation must come to an end, writes Lamis Andoni

Reforming the Arab League will not solve collective Arab problems. Rather, Arab interests must be re-examined and aspirations altered, writes Khalil El-Anani

It was the singular character of Hizbullah that allowed it to resist the might of the Israeli military machine. It is a character that the group must not allow to be diluted, writes Azmi Bishara

History has proven that states rise and states fall and only the tolerant and open survive long, writes Ammar Ali Hassan

As the military dust settles, big questions on both sides of the Israeli-Lebanese border are begging to be asked, writes Ayman El-Amir

A classic case of imperial arrogance and overstretch, America's bid for world empire is crashing to the ground around us, writes Gamil Mattar

Before a real clash of civilisations becomes reality, Mohamed Hakki pleads for reason -- and some comprehensive rethinking -- in Washington