Kadima and the government are in trouble as the Israeli public steps even further towards the right in politics, writes Jonathan Cook in Nazareth

Traditional Ramadan celebrations are barely present in Gaza as the population suffers under torturous economic sanctions, writes Erica Silverman

At a vast rally on Friday, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah made his first public appearance since Israel's aggressive and ill-fated war, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

Somalia and Sudan are both embroiled in decisive domestic, regional and international political entanglements, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Yemen's coalition of opposition parties refuses to recognise presidential elections results as incumbent President Saleh claims a comfortable win, writes Nasser Arrabyee

The international community is not heeding Arab calls for justice, Dina Ezzat reports