A new Rabat-Madrid crisis emerges over a Spanish royal visit to Ceuta and Melilla, reports Serene Assir

The northern Iraqi Kurds' days of peace and prosperity may be coming to an end, warns Gareth Jenkins

Political intrigue is again holding Sudan back from embracing peace, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Washington spoke out against compromise between the government and Hizbullah this week, reports Lucy Fielder

Israel is waiting callously for the Annapolis meeting to pass before wreaking intended destruction on Gaza, writes Saleh Al-Naami

After months of talks, and ahead of Annapolis, not a single key issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been agreed upon, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem

Expertly Iran has played for time and favours and looks set to reach its goal of being recognised as a nuclear power -- that is if its gamble that the US can't strike pays off, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia received by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican...