Ankara is preparing to launch a military incursion into northern Iraq to target the PKK, writes Gareth Jenkins from Istanbul

With Turkey poised for invasion in northern Iraq, the US faces a dilemma, writes Salah Hemeid

The real reason Blair was seconded to the Quartet -- liquidating Palestinian resistance to occupation -- appears ever more clear, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Lebanon's divided leaders were unusually sociable towards each other this week, but the presidential election suffered yet another delay, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

The resignation of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator is unlikely to change the course of tense Iranian-Western relations, Rasha Saad reports

The carnage that met Benazir Bhutto on her return to Pakistan showed the brutality of the Islamic threat. But it also exposed how weak the answers to it are, writes Graham Usher in Karachi

While the NDP is busy preparing the agenda of its ninth congress, the opposition has few hopes the event will signal any change, writes Gamal Essam El-Din

The Muslim Brotherhood's political party platform is causing controversy even before it is finalised, reports Amira Howeidy

Families are left homeless in Helwan after being evicted from their homes to make way for a water purification plant, reports Reem Leila

Restricting the number of drugstores a single pharmacist may own is not going down well with many pharmacy owners. Reem Leila reports

Israel's regard for Palestinians can be summed up in how it imprisons and terrorises them, writes Khaled Amayreh in the occupied West Bank

While straining under occupation, Iraq faces a possible Turkish invasion in the north, writes Nermeen Al-Mufti

Gamal Nkrumah reflects on Sarkozy's bad week

Ramadan TV is over, but one serialised drama lives on: Hala Sakr seeks out informed opinion regarding the controversy surrounding the monarch's portrayal in King Farouk, which though restricted to the Saudi satellite channel during Ramadan is now being screened again on national television

Suicide is arguably more prevalent in Egypt than it has been in a long time: Sahar El-Bahr reports

Serene Assir finds a space to relax, laugh and talk

Ahli will start its two-legged final on Saturday in Sousse towards claiming the African Champions League for the third time in a row. Inas Mazhar reports from the Tunisian hometown of the challenger Etoile de Sahel