US forces persist in bombing towns and cities as Baghdad's new security plan continues in the implementation phase, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

Iran's Islamic Revolution, 29 years down the line, is turning the country into a regional power to be reckoned with, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

It might seem mission impossible to keep Muslims and the West off a collision course, but many believe it can, and must, be done, reports Dina Ezzat

As Lebanon's crippling political crisis continues, all sides fear a return to violence but none seems prepared to compromise, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

The much-vaunted Olmert-Abbas meeting ends in failure, though likely it was never designed to succeed, writes Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank

The secretary-general of Sudan's ruling party warns that the division of Sudan is "the hidden agenda" of the Western outcry over Darfur, Dina Ezzat reports

Jonathan Cook joins a watchdog group on duty in the West Bank, documenting abuses and numberless humiliations that characterise the daily life of ordinary Palestinians under occupation