While temporary security in Gaza might have been restored under the control of Hamas, the economic conditions continue to deteriorate and the future for all and sundry remains under threat, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza

The political storm for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza is not yet over, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah

Palestinians across the sectarian divide and from opposing political parties give their take on the crisis facing Gaza and the West Bank

What happens now? Samir Ghattas examines likely scenarios in Gaza and the West Bank

Saved from its internal crisis, Israel may use the fragmentation of Palestinian unity to force through a peace deal to its liking, writes Emad Gad

This time disaster struck in daylight, in central Beirut, writes Lucy Fielder from Lebanon

The Syrians are monitoring developments in the region with increasing alarm, writes Sami Moubayed from Damascus

At last, Sudan accepts a hybrid peacekeeping force for Darfur and the new political dispensation is remaking the old, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The US acknowledges that restoring security in Iraq could take another 10 years, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

Hopes for a resolution to Yemen's struggles with rebel groups appear a little brighter following the intervention of Qatar, writes Nasser Arrabyee

Conspiracy with foreign powers is the main story behind the current crisis in Palestine, writes Curtis Doebbler