Sudan's dilemma was highlighted at an otherwise humdrum Arab-African summit, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Agreement on a new Iraqi government now hinges on regional powers, writes Salah Hemeid

Has Erdogan really reached the end of his tether or is his demand merely a tactic tinged with Ottoman pride, asks Amani Maged

Iran's president arrives in Lebanon this week with offers of economic assistance that Lebanon may find it difficult to refuse, reports Lucy Fielder in Beirut

Attacks on Syrian official websites have become an almost daily occurrence, with the identity of the perpetrators and the amount of information leaked remaining unclear, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

It is election time in Jordan. Oula Farawati feels the public pulse as electioneering starts

The bleak mood in Ramallah that preceded the Sirte Arab Summit in Libya became even more sombre as Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas discovered that the Arab leaders whose help he was seeking were themselves helpless and could do next to nothing in terms of helping the Palestinians at this crucial juncture in their struggle...

Arab cooperation at home and abroad: on this theme Dina Ezzat spoke to the Arab League's Hesham Youssef following the Arab and Arab-African summits in Sirte, Libya, and with Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Gracia Belaudnde in Cairo concerning the upcoming Arab-South America Summit in Lima next year

Despite the damage done by internal discord to the Palestinian negotiating position with Israel, Hamas and Fatah are still fighting a war of words, writes Saleh Al-Naami in Gaza

In an audacious move, Netanyahu's government has approved a law that erases the right of return for Palestinian refugees and makes Arabs in Israel second-class citizens, writes Khaled Amayreh