Haniyeh does further damage to a forlorn Abbas, scoring major funding from Iran for the Palestinian people, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Arabs in Israel call for a "state of all its citizens" to replace Jewish-only policies, writes Jonathan Cook in Nazareth

As fighting intensifies in Somalia, the UN moves to defuse tensions, inflaming passions in the process, writes Gamal Nkrumah

With uncertainty ahead, Serene Assir witnesses the latest transformation of Lebanon's capital

Despite the restricted franchise, many see the first ever UAE elections as a positive development for the country, and the region, writes Mohamed Darwish

Complex loyalties are holding Lebanon together, but only just, writes Ammar Ali Hassan

The "new approach" to the Iraqi quagmire looks like it has fallen at the first hurdle, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad captured media headlines as he reiterated his verbal attacks against Israel at a controversial conference questioning the Holocaust

Washington is seeking an end to the troubles in Darfur, going as far as sending an envoy to the troubled region to pursue a solution, writes Gamal Nkrumah