Debilitating the educational and health sectors in Gaza is Fatah's new strategy for bringing down Hamas -- a strategy that is failing and will likely backfire, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Two-state solution negotiations are still amounting to nothing, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Hizbullah's shooting on a Lebanese army helicopter has raised many eyebrows, writes Raed Rafei in Beirut

Hamas is holding fast in the Shalit affair, to the chagrin of Israel, under pressure to see its soldier freed, writes Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem

A spate of diplomatic visits suggests a three-way alliance opening up between Iran, Syria and Turkey, Bassel Oudat writes from Damascus

Jordan's parliament turns on corruption in what many say is merely an internal political power struggle, Oula Farawati reports from Amman

As Al-Anbar is passed over to the Shia coalition in government in Iraq, thoughts turn to the prospects of future stability, writes Saif Nasrawi

Turkey's domestic political crisis deepens as bombings up the pressure all round, writes Gareth Jenkins