As Hamas and Fatah iron out the details of a unity government, a deal that may free Marwan Barghouti is reportedly imminent, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

The West claims that the onus is now on Khartoum to cooperate, and much to the Sudanese president's chagrin, his first deputy agrees, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Indications of an imminent solution to Lebanon's political crisis do little to assuage Lebanese fears of open conflict, Serene Assir writes from Beirut

As a ripple of optimism passed over Lebanon this week, Hizbullah MP Hussein Al-Hajj Hassan tells Lucy Fielder that an end to Lebanon's crisis may be in sight

Acting Lebanese Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri tells Dina Ezzat that reconciliation in Lebanon could be within reach

Bodies continue to pile up in Baghdad's streets as Maliki prepares for a regional conference on Iraq, writes Nermeen El-Mufti

Arab foreign ministers in Cairo tried to reach a unified vision of current Middle East crises, reports Doaa El-Bey, but actions remain louder than words

Iraq is surprisingly the reason why Washington and Tehran could be working together

Is Syria finally coming in from the cold? Dina Ezzat examines prospects for an end to the political isolation imposed on Damascus

As armed rebellion against the Yemeni government continues in Saada, a diplomatic and political crisis is escalating between Yemen and Libya and Iran, writes Nasser Arrabyee