The PA has come under increasing scrutiny in the aftermath of Annapolis, notes Khaled Amayreh

While the world watched the Arabs, Annapolis was for Israel and the US to prepare the ground for attacking Iran, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Turkey launched its first major cross-border military operation in nearly a decade, reports Gareth Jenkins

Ahmadinejad stole the GCC show in Doha this week, Sherine Bahaa reports

The findings of a US intelligence report saying Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003 poses a challenge to Washington's hawks, reports Rasha Saad

US-supported Iraqi leaders are drafting a long-term US-Iraq pact that many see as opening the door to permanent occupation, writes Salah Hemeid

Lebanon's government and opposition appear to agree that the army's chief should become president, but obstacles remain, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

Jockeying, intrigue, U-turns and stalemates have characterised the difficult nomination of a consensus candidate for Lebanon's presidency, writes Nicola Nasif

Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir pardons a gauche Brit, writes Gamal Nkrumah