Sudan's beleaguered president must stare down both the international community and his domestic foes in the coming election, reports Asmaa El-Husseini from Khartoum

As negotiations between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council over the country's nuclear programme continue in Geneva, Iran may be winning the upper hand, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Between optimism and caution, the Lebanese hope a government will soon be formed. Meanwhile, the ice between Riyadh and Damascus is melting. Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

With the UN Human Rights Council's decision to defer its vote on war crimes in Gaza politics has once again triumphed over international law, writes Amira Howeidy

In monumental fashion, recent events in Geneva have roundly earned Fatah and Abbas's Palestinian Authority the contempt of ordinary Palestinians, reports Khaled Amayreh from Ramallah

Despite prisoner releases this week, Saleh El-Naami finds out that freedom is somewhat intangible