The arduous journey of the Viva Palestina third aid convoy to Gaza has finally come to an end, its last leg proving to be more difficult than anticipated, Amira Howeidy reports

Saleh Al-Naami finds that everyday commodities are what form the contraband passing through secret tunnels between Egypt and Gaza

Most Palestinians view the vague "ideas" being floated in Washington on resuming peace talks with Israel as pipe dreams, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank

Iraqis were outraged by a US court's acquittal of Blackwater mass murderers, but many doubt justice will ever be served, writes Salah Hemeid

Will Israel succeed in its efforts to influence Arab-Iranian relations, asks Omayma Abdel-Latif in Beirut

As internal political conflicts intensify, Iran will be subjected to ever more stringent scrutiny of its nuclear programme and subsequent sanctions, writes Mustafa El-Labbad

Is it open war in Yemen, asks Nasser Arrabyee

A generation of stateless Somalis is coming of age, caught in the crossfire between rival religious identities, frets Gamal Nkrumah

Political manoeuvring among factions in both north and south Sudan is underway as the referendums on succession approach, says Asmaa El-Husseini