Developments on the Gaza-Egypt border have exposed a number of myths; from now on things will not be the same again, writes Ayman El-Amir

While some see the numerous sit-ins of 2007 as political, in reality they are about how the system is running, not the basis upon which it runs, writes Amin Howeidi

Something has changed in the land of the brave: everyone is miserable, writes Gamil Mattar

Hamas in Gaza is putting its personal programme of resistance before national interests, writes Mahmoud Murad

The roots of Lebanon's current turmoil were in evidence when it first gained independence, and little has been done in the intervening years to nip their growth, writes Galal Nassar