With Israel's breach of the ceasefire in Gaza, Saleh Al-Naami laments yet another example of Israeli-PA collusion which victimises Hamas

Khaled Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem shudders at the drift to fascism in Israeli politics

Israel's planned operation to rescue Shalit could spark a new Intifada, writes Khaled Amayreh

Hamas is determined that if Mahmoud Abbas is to remain president beyond 9 January 2009, it is only through "a package agreement", writes Dina Ezzat

Obama's victory has seismic repercussions for upcoming Iranian presidential elections, predicts Mustafa El-Labbad

Will talk do more than bluster, asks Bassel Oudat from Damascus

A royal republic will hardly address the many seething problems Algeria faces, frets Nosreddine Qassem

The surge of Somali pirate raids off the east African coast, coupled with the disintegration of the country into political chaos, is causing global consternation. And, so what, asks Gamal Nkrumah

Agreement over the draft security pact between Iraq and the US leaves a great deal unresolved, writes Ibrahim Nawar