Isolated by the Arab Spring, Tel Aviv is reaching out to Putin for support, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel has scuppered a national unity government and in turn Palestinian general elections, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

The Palestinian Authority was supposed to be the stepping-stone to a Palestinian state, but nearly 20 years later nothing like it is in sight, writes Khaled Amayreh in Ramallah

Syria has reversed its commitment to withdraw the army from the country's towns and cities and demanded guarantees from the opposition to end the violence, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

Ongoing quarrels over oil in Iraq are adding to the country's woes, writes Salah Nasrawi

Violent clashes broke out in the Tunisian capital earlier this week on the anniversary of last year's revolution, writes Lassaad Ben Ahmed in Tunis

Sebha shines a light on Libya's darkness. But, the NTC better gets its strategy right before the dust settles, forewarns Gamal Nkrumah

Hadi flexes his presidential muscles, while Saleh dances on the heads of snakes, observes Nasser Arrabyee

North Sudan is on the verge of ethnic cleansing, worries Asmaa El-Husseini