Can the referendum on self-rule in southern Sudan be postponed, asks Asmaa El-Husseini

With a new round of negotiations beginning next week between the West and Iran, how likely is it that these will see results, asks Amani Maged

Hizbullah's opponents are playing for time, reports Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Hopes appear to dim of inter-Palestinian reconciliation as a war of words erupts between Hamas and Fatah. When will it end, asks Saleh Al-Naami

While the peace process tinkers into irrelevance, Israel is pressing ahead without apology in its settlement activities, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Oula Farawati looks at the bloodstained election day in Amman

The mid-term election has made Barack Obama weaker at home and abroad, writes Graham Usher

There is no love lost between Obama and Netanyahu, but there is hope, says Samir Ghattas

Iraq's political leaders have finally met face-to-face in an effort to resolve the country's crisis of government. But how much progress are they likely to achieve, asks Salah Hemeid

Iraqi Christians are already at home, says Ramzy Baroud