Within weeks of Annapolis, Israel is intensifying its colonial settlement strategy, exploding any prospects of peace talks and driving Abbas and Fayyad into a corner, writes Nicola Nasser

Mutual interests, not historic rivalries, are what should guide the unfolding of Arab relations with Iran, writes Mustafa El-Feki

A lame duck president is determined to stick to his script, writes Galal Nassar

As Bush scrambles for a gilded legacy he'll find none, certainly not in this region, writes Ayman El-Amir

We know that the Israel lobby is powerful, but do nothing concrete to counterbalance it, writes Amin Howeidi