A spate of high casualty PKK attacks have forced Turkey to finally abandon its refusal to engage directly with the Iraqi Kurds, Gareth Jenkins reports

As more Arab dignitaries flock to Baghdad, Arab-Iraqi relations seem back on track, writes Salah Hemeid

As Libya pushes to widen its global role, it discovers that it must reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable demands of Western norms and values, writes Gamal Nkrumah

The word takes on a new meaning as Jews celebrate the Day of Atonement, reports Khaled Amayreh from Acre

Negotiations between Hamas and Fatah for re-organising Palestinian politics look serious, says Saleh Al-Naami

Syrian-Lebanese relations took a leap forward with Syria's bold move to recognise its neighbour at last, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus

The Lebanese state continues to confront the consequences of Sunni attempts to counter Hizbullah by way of radical Islamists, writes Raed Rafei

After months of political turbulence, King Abdullah intervened to put Jordan's political powers back on the reform track. Oula Farawati in Amman analyses the king's moves

Qatar banks on a fresh type of involvement in the Darfur peace process, writes Gamal Nkrumah

A proposal to form a regional organisation has raised eyebrows, writes Sherine Bahaa

Like fall leaves, constitutions wither and die with predictable regularity, notes Nosreddine Qassem