Spurred on by Israel's three-year-long draconian siege, Gaza is now in the grips of a vicious liquidity crisis, writes Saleh Al-Naami

It was far from business as usual in the second round of Lebanon's municipal elections, Omayma Abdel-Latif reports from Beirut

Syria's reaction to the renewal of sanctions by the US was subdued, demonstrating that Damascus does not wish to escalate tensions with Washington, notes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The Iranian president's foray into the United Nations left its mark, writes Graham Usher in New York

As bickering over the results of Iraq's March elections turns into horse-trading, the country still has no new government, writes Salah Hemeid

The leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party resigned this week amid growing tensions over the government's constitutional reform plans, reports Gareth Jenkins