So shattered by the Bush years, the UN and its Security Council seem lost and bereft of purpose, writes Ayman El-Amir

The simple things in life, like one's relation to a landscape, are what are being effaced by the Israeli occupation of Palestine, writes James Zogby

The French president's project for Mediterranean cooperation has much to do with positioning France next to the US and little to do with Arab interests, writes Hassan Nafaa

While the drums of war between the US and Iran may have abated, at least for the time being, the Arabs have yet to take a position on Tehran's role in the region, writes Mustafa El-Feki

Talabani's "chance" handshake with Barak simply confirms what everyone knew: Israel has been at the centre of the project of destroying Iraq, writes Ramzy Baroud