The outcome of talks in Cairo between Palestinian factions is still uncertain, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Recent Israeli police violence at Al-Aqsa Mosque confirms that Israel's leaders condone attempts by Jewish fanatics to destroy the second holiest Islamic shrine

Obama's weakness in front of Netanyahu will inevitably rebound badly on Abbas, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Terrorised and persecuted, some of Iraq's Palestinian refugees are being resettled, though even their future remains uncertain, writes Anayat Durrani

The Lebanese are cautiously optimistic that the latest round of consultations could finally give them a government more than three months after the June elections, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad attended the inauguration of a Saudi university this week, amid speculation that the two countries are trying to mend fences, reports Bassel Oudat from Damascus

With the unity of Sudan in the balance, southern and northern opposition leaders gather in a last ditch attempt to keep things together, writes Asmaa El-Husseini in Juba

Once again, "grave threats" are used to divert from atrocities authored by Israel against defenceless Palestinians, writes Ramzy Baroud

As the conflict in Yemen intensifies, attention is turning to the growing number of civilian casualties, reports Nasser Arrabyee