Lots of busywork by the occupiers this week, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti

The JDP is cleverly pre-empting the military with its plans for a civilian constitution, reports Gareth Jenkins

Tomorrow's elections are creating a stir, says Faysal Saouli

Palestinian sectarian violence looks more and more like Iraq, reveals Khaled Amayreh

Israeli analysts are working round the clock to formulate the best strategy for surviving the fallout of America's inevitable withdrawal from Iraq, writes Saleh Al-Naami

The bloody siege at Nahr Al-Bared is over but is probably not Lebanon's last such battle, Lucy Fielder reports

Ban Ki-Moon is in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials and Darfur tops the agenda, writes Gamal Nkrumah