Emergency Somalia Subject to a history of colonial intervention, Somalia is once again in the crosshairs, writes Ramzy Baroud
All bets are off Beirut was a hive of diplomatic initiatives this week, but where is the new queen bee, asks Lucy Fielder
Wary of the vote The Jordanian public is debating the integrity of the country's parliamentary elections. Oula Al-Farawat in Amman feels the people's pulse
Talking in circles Provocations and misunderstandings abound, but Israel as a state for Jews only remains the heart of the problem, writes Khaled Amayreh
'The enemy within' Kurdish politicians in Turkey are taking the brunt of PKK attacks from Iraq, observes Gareth Jenkins
Gougings and killings While US-supported political forces in Iraq make a new compact, bodies are still appearing everywhere in Baghdad, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti
Playing hardball It's clear what the real aim is of General Musharraf's emergency in Pakistan ñ the end of the country's independent judiciary, writes Graham Usher in Islamabad
The Sudanese syndrome The crisis in Sudan is by no means a zero-sum game. If one side "loses", everybody loses, argues Mohamed Abul-Fadl
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