Even Fayyad admits there are no peace prospects, reports Khaled Amayreh from the West Bank

Hanady Salman writes from Beirut on a tale of two Lebanons

With shells hitting Israeli settlements, the Israeli government examines renewed and costly military action or forcing Egypt to administer Gaza, writes Saleh Al-Naami

The more Europe stands idly by, watching Israeli war crimes and collective punishment in Gaza, the more its foreign policy aspirations fall apart before its eyes, writes Stuart Reigeluth

The international community claims it is seeking to put forward a fair blueprint for a peace settlement in Darfur, writes Gamal Nkrumah

As occupation military operations loom over Mosul, political disputes remain unresolved in the Green Zone, reports Nermeen Al-Mufti

Secularists look to the court to defy the headscarf amendment, says Gareth Jenkins

Iranian protest against the establishment of a French military base in the Gulf is the latest incident in Iran's sideshow standoff with France, Rasha Saad reports

While the conservative current in Iranian politics remains strong, party diversity alone may change the character of Iran's next parliament, writes Mustafa El-Labbad