The US and the EU continue to pressure the Palestinian Authority leadership to embrace direct talks with Israel, but to what end, asks Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Inter-Palestinian reconciliation might be possible were it not for the meddling of foreign powers, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah forcefully criticised the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon last week, adding to the uncertainty surrounding the institution, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif in Beirut

Sin-Sad leaders need to show more statesmanship than support for the Sudanese president, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Will the Obama administration cut and run, leaving the United Nations to sort out the chaos in Iraq, asks Salah Hemeid

News of a new round of EU sanctions against Iran this week has provoked a defiant response from Tehran, writes Amani Maged