The Arab Spring brought about the fall of regimes in three Arab countries. But at the regional level and beyond, how deep is the change, asks Amira Howeidy

In 2011 the Security Council was dominated by military intervention in Libya and non-intervention in Syria, writes Graham Usher at the UN

A look back at Gaddafi's ignominious demise offers an intriguing insight into the dynamics of Libya's 2011 political sandstorm, says Gamal Nkrumah

Nasser Arrabyee takes the pulse of the street in Sanaa

It's been nearly 10 months since the start of protests in Syria, but the regime still believes it can quash the uprising by brute force, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

A year after Tunisian fruit-seller Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire and triggered popular uprisings across the Arab world, popular expectations continue to run high, writes Mourad Teyeb in Tunis

Yearend atrocities and ongoing political turmoil have raised concerns that the Americans may now have programmed the final collapse of Iraq, writes Salah Nasrawi

The year brought little cheer to Sudanese, north or south, says Asmaa El-Husseini

Yes, that's what the mainstream in Tehran call it, though it seems to be inspiring both camps there, notes Amani Maged in Tehran

The prisoner exchange deal capped developments pushing Hamas in Gaza towards reconciliation with Fatah and integration -- with consequences -- into the wider Arab order, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Israeli settlement expansion continued to annul any chances of peace, while the 2011 Arab Spring buoyed Palestinian hopes, at least for a while, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah