Nabih Berri's call to form a committee to abolish political sectarianism triggers heated debate in Lebanon, Omayma Abdel-Latif writes from Beirut

Will warmer Syrian-Saudi relations help resolve the thorny regional conflicts, wonders Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Oula Farawati looks at the ramifications of a recent court ruling on the media in Jordan

Saleh Al-Naami finds out that Hamas and Fatah are still deeply at odds

Accused of treason by one of Islam's greatest living scholars, Palestinian President Abbas is rocked and on the defensive, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

A roadside bomb targeting an Israeli convoy in Jordan provides an insight into the kingdom's fragile politics, writes Sana Abdallah in Amman

The Oslo agreement aimed to end the Palestinian quest for liberation and justice and continues to pose the most significant challenge to both, writes Joseph Massad

Palestinian Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal (l) meeting with Lebanese Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah..

Amid mounting fears of a renewal of sectarian tensions in Iraq hundreds of Sunnis have been banned from taking part in the country's parliamentary elections, writes Salah Hemeid

Mohamed Hafez Abdel-Meguid asserts that a genuine national dialogue in Yemen is its last chance to survive

The Sudanese presidential election campaign is springing surprises, notes Gamal Nkrumah