With the peace process going nowhere, and the US having failed in its role as broker, Palestinian leaders are considering their options, writes Khaled Amayreh

The main problem Hamas faces is that the factors that make its life hard are all beyond its control, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Persia has always kept its own time. But followers of the Gregorian calendar must tip their hat to a scrappy fighter as we assess the year's events, says Amani Maged

In Lebanon, 2010 saw the fragile political balance teetering on the edge of breakdown while Israeli threats of renewed war continued, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif

For Syria, this year brought mixed results, with some successes in warming relations with other states, and many failures in addressing domestic problems, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Even with a new government finally in place in Iraq, the country is still on the brink of disaster, writes Salah Hemeid

Asmaa El-Husseini reflects on the sad trajectory from lost opportunities to partition

While in 2010 Ankara continued to make inroads as a regional power, the Iran dilemma has shown how fragile its foreign policy orientations are, writes Hassan Abu Taleb

To avoid disaster, Arab governments need to stop dawdling and embrace comprehensive development programmes for the disadvantaged and peripheral areas, writes Sameh Rashed