As Israel's right-wing leaders prepare for a new military offensive on Hamas, Israeli security sources worry about a new Intifada in the West Bank, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Increasing indications are that Obama will act to see the implementation of a Palestinian state, regardless of the prevarications of Tel Aviv, writes Khaled Amayreh in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem

A new round of reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas is due to take place in Cairo next week, but with little hope of a breakthrough, writes Amira Howeidy

Ahmadinejad gestures as he delivers his speech during the opening of a five-day UN review conference on racism at the UN Offices in Geneva...

An Iraqi envoy's talks with government opponents in Cairo highlight a sharp split, writes Salah Hemeid

The crisis between Egypt and Hizbullah is not so much about the results as the post-poll outcomes of Lebanon's upcoming elections, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut

Different strokes for different folks. Sudan complains of double Western standards, notes Gamal Nkrumah