As Lebanon's new prime minister sets about forming a new government, the coming days will be crucial, Lucy Fielder reports

The appointment of Najib Mikati, backed by Hizbullah, to Lebanon's premiership provoked Sunni anger this week, Lucy Fielder reports from Beirut

In its treatment of former British prime minister Tony Blair last week, the UK Iraq Inquiry has shown itself to be more irrelevant than ever, writes Salah Hemeid

While Salam Fayyad's project of creating a Palestinian state by building credible institutions divides Palestinian opinion, even this moderate approach is unacceptable to Israel, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Sanctions remain Washington's preferred strategy for dealing with Iran -- even though they are not working, writes Graham Usher

Sudanese intellectuals appear cautiously optimistic about future relations between northern Sudan and an independent south Sudan, writes Ismail Kushkush

Student demonstrators push in Yemen for a revolution Tunisia-style as pressure builds upon President Ali Saleh, 32 years into his rule, writes Nasser Arrabyee

Protests continued in Tunisia this week, with protesters demanding the resignation of members of the former ruling party from the transitional government and a timetable for elections

With the Islamists preparing to join the country's political process, is there room for them in the new Tunisia, asks Mourad Teyeb in Tunis

The real story of the Tunisian revolution is the restoration of collective dignity, writes Dina Jadallah

Former Tunisian president Zein Al-Abidine bin Ali used all the means at his disposal to crush dissent and destroy civil society. Now that his regime has gone, thoughts are turning to the challenges ahead, writes Ramzy Baroud

Al-Jazeera's release of 1,600 secret documents revealing unprecedented Palestinian concessions and Zionist expansionism has all but killed the peace process, writes Amira Howeidy

Revelations contained in Palestinian documents leaked to the television channel Al-Jazeera this week left Palestinian negotiators with much explaining to do, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah