A smarter Gaddafi would value common sense as NATO reels from hubris and the NTC grits its teeth after a terrible military setback, records Gamal Nkrumah

Libya and Sudan will figure high in the sideline talks of the African Union summit, reports Dina Ezzat

Ending one conflict in Sudan has only highlighted the intractability of another, writes Graham Usher at the United Nations

Syria's president addressed Monday the situation in the country, but his words did not satisfy demonstrators who took to the streets even before he had finished speaking, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

As the crisis in Syria continues, with an estimated 1,300 protesters now having been killed and tens of thousands of others arrested, the Syrian regime is facing an economic crisis, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The protests in Syria are leading to economic disaster, threatening life in the country for years to come

Clashes in northern Lebanon have heightened fears of growing sectarian tensions and external meddling, writes Lucy Fielder from Beirut

Mahmoud Abbas continues to insist on Salam Fayyad as the next Palestinian prime minister, by all appearances to appease Washington, writes Khaled Amayreh

Israeli settlers continue to attack Palestinians with impunity, while the Israeli police or army either ignore incidents of violence or abet them, writes Saleh Al-Naami

As the second Freedom Flotilla packs its humanitarian aid and prepares to brave the wrath of the Israeli navy, boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) activities continue on the homefront, notes Eric Walberg

As the siege of Gaza continues, international human rights activists are gathering to offer hope to Gazan residents, writes Kathy Kelly

Because of Israeli permits and regulations, many Palestinians have been forced to become tourists in their own homes, writes Rana B Baker from Gaza

Talk in the US Congress of Iraq paying the costs of its own occupation may ring of farce, but it has reopened charges that the war was indeed about US control of Iraqi oil, writes Salah Nasrawi

Will SalehÒ's impending arrival create further havoc or finally allow a legitimate transfer of power, wonders Nasser Arrabyee

King Mohamed VI of Morocco silences the doom-mongerers and softens his stance on democratisation and political reform, notes Gamal Nkrumah