Under attack daily, occupation forces in Iraq have nowhere to go except home, writes Haifa Zangana

Israel appears sure that increasing aggression against the Palestinians will lead them to internal collapse whereas it is more certain to lead to a new national uprising, reports Khaled Amayreh

The United States is standing squarely behind Fatah as rumours spread of possible new legislative elections, reports Erica Silverman

Aoun's latest rally is forced to take a rain check, but the Christian leader's influence is on the rise, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

The signing of a peace accord with eastern Sudanese armed opposition groups might brighten prospects for a similar deal in Darfur, writes Gamal Nkrumah

As the Dujail case fails to conclude on schedule, Doaa El-Bey reviews recent developments in the trials of Saddam Hussein

Intensive diplomatic activity is being undertaken in an attempt to break the deadlock in Darfur, reports Doaa El-Bey

Somalia is in a sombre mood as Ramadan draws to a close and peace talks in Khartoum between the interim government and militant Islamists are scheduled to resume, writes Gamal Nkrumah