Conspicuous failure From rich sounding promises, Obama's Israel-Palestine policy appears reduced to simply managing, not resolving, the conflict, writes Khaled Amayreh in the West Bank
IRENA moving forward Renewable energy projects gain a boost with the emergence of a specialised international agency to champion them, writes Stuart Reigeluth
Date of no significance An expired parliament and presidency make no difference to inter-Palestinian discourse, writes Saleh Al-Naami
More than they can chew Gamal Nkrumah examines the ramifications of the three-pronged rebellion bedevilling the Yemeni authorities
Creating new heroes Faced with a resurgent Al-Qaeda in Yemen the Obama administration seems to have learned nothing, writes Graham Usher in New York
Desert quagmire Yemen's slide into chaos is sending shock waves throughout the region and even the world, documents Mohamed Hafez
Turkey scores against Israel The lesson of a recent diplomatic spat is that Tel Aviv needs Ankara much more than Ankara needs Tel Aviv, writes Mustafa El-Labbad
Lebanon mourns A plane crash plunged Lebanon into mourning mixed with speculation this week, reports Lucy Fielder in Beirut
Biden fails in Iraq Shia determination to keep former Baathists out of Iraq's next elections has dealt a blow to Washington's desire for their rehabilitation, writes Salah Hemeid
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