The West's embrace of regime change has isolated Bashar Al-Assad but there is a way to go before it becomes fact, writes Graham Usher at the UN

The Syrian regime has been using death squads in an attempt to end the demonstrations that have been sweeping the country, according to opposition sources, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

A war of flags has been taking place in Syria, with pro-regime supporters brandishing the world's largest Syrian flag and anti-regime protesters doing their best to outdo them

Seif's stroke of genius, Gaddafi goes underground, Tripoli partitioned -- or is it under NTC regimentation and if so why is NATO pounding Bab Al-Azizia, catechises Gamal Nkrumah

Yemen's scenario is not following that of Libya, reports Nasser Arrabyee

Tunisia's political elite is failing to convince the country's voters to participate in the democratic transition in the run-up to the 23 October elections, writes Mourad Teyeb in Tunis

Turkey turned back the clock last week, ruling out any negotiations with Kurdish nationalists and launching a massive military strike against rebel positions in northern Iraq, reports Graham Usher

Regime change in Syria is both a challenge and an opportunity for Iraq, depending on which course the uprising is taking, writes Salah Nasrawi

Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare has published an indictment alleging the involvement of Hizbullah supporters in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Al-Hariri in 2005, writes Lucy Fielder