On the brink of starvation, reports Erica Silverman, Gazans wonder if the world is blind as well as deaf

Though tensions may not lead to war, writes Serene Assir in Beirut, they are generating stagnation at a time for action

Journalist beheaded and protesters take to the streets as Khartoum faces off with Washington over disbarring UN peace-keeping troops from Darfur, writes Gamal Nkrumah

There is a semi-consensus that Yemen's incumbent president is the most favoured candidate in the country's upcoming elections, writes Nasser Arrabyee

Federalism is back on the agenda in Iraq but is as divisive now as it ever was, writes Firas Al-Atraqchi

Despite the call by political parties, tribal chiefs, and clerics of all sects to stop the bloodshed, Baghdad is still a city haunted by abductions and killing, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti

With the West still at odds over Iran's nuclear file, the US is increasing the pressure on the Islamic Republic, Rasha Saad reports