What's next, Abbas? Spurned in Washington, can President Abbas defer any longer the imperative of re-establishing Palestinian national unity, asks Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah
Cedar jihadis Does Al-Qaeda exist in Lebanon? In Beirut, Omayma Abdel-Latif seeks answers
Damascus ascendant Turkish approaches to Damascus confirm that diplomatically Syria is the lynchpin of the region, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
A lose-lose game Nuri Al-Maliki's bid to subdue Sadr's militia could spark a Shia-Shia civil war and increase Iran's influence in Iraq, writes Salah Hemeid
Cosmetic politics The number of political parties in Jordan has been cut in half, but no change in Jordan's political scene is expected, Oula Farawati writes from Amman
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