Netanyahu's fig leaf Even more than Lieberman, we should worry about Barak, warns Khaled Amayreh from occupied Jerusalem
No option left Palestinian factions know that when national dialogue sessions reconvene, they have no choice but to reach an agreement, reports Saleh Al-Naami
Sudan's quiet kingmakers Is it Kiir, Rice or Ocampo who will call the shot on Sudan's beleaguered president, asks Gamal Nkrumah
Power on the ground Buoyed by the popularity of Erdogan, Turkey's ruling party still has problems in the southeast Kurdish regions as it faces national local elections, reports Gareth Jenkins
Let the games begin Lebanon is going to the polls in three months' time. The election circus, however, is already in full swing, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut
Not at our expense Arabs are worried Obama's outreach to Iran may bolster its influence in Iraq, writes Salah Hemeid
Still a long way to go Efforts to reintegrate the cadre of the former ruling Baath Party in Iraq split opinion while security gains made remain fragile, Dina Ezzat reports from Baghdad
Sweet talk from Washington Breaking with Bush, Obama offers niceties to Tehran. The Persians, however, are not being bought yet, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Syria's missed chances A year has elapsed since Syria presided over the Arab summit. What was achieved, Bassel Oudat asks from Damascus
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