Accusations of conspiracy to murder continue to reverberate across the Palestinian arena, threatening to break the Fatah movement in two, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Betrayal and murder are tragic, but not as much so as a context in which they become possible and even unremarkable, writes Ramzy Baroud

Despite US demands to the contrary, Israel continues to expand Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank, especially in Arab East Jerusalem, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

General Abdel-Aziz's task of remaking Mauritanian democracy is hard and restoring his leadership will be harder still, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Having turned from a coup leader to elected president, Ould Abdel-Aziz may have bought himself a measure of legitimacy, but that doesn't make his job any easier, reckons Attiya Issawi

Having aroused little enthusiasm among Iraqis, the ruling elites are gearing up for next year's parliamentary elections, writes Salah Hemeid

While street protest may have decreased, Iran's presidential election crisis is not over yet, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Attiya Issawi takes a hard look at the conundrum there and how to solve it

The ICC will rule on an important but little known issue soon, which could decide the fate of this troubled nation, says Asmaa El-Husseini