NATO's destruction of Libya as an independent regional power has paved the way for the military re-conquest of Africa,writes Dan Glazebrook

While Ankara is keen to mend fences with Tel Aviv after recent tensions, the latter appears to be turning the tables, creating sparks over Cyprus, writes Sayed Abdel-Meguid

Are the two Sudans arranging a real peace deal or is it just a piece of deception, wonders Asmaa El-Husseini

Fostering fruitful dynamics beyond the confines of the Afgoye Corridor is a challenge for Somalia's transitional government, contends Gamal Nkrumah

Last week's massacre in the Syrian town of Hawla, in which at least 50 children were killed, has brought the country closer to the brink of civil war, writes Bassel Ouda t in Damascus

The Syrian revolution was criticised by several secularists because it was launched only from mosques. But as events developed and evolved universities and students became the heart of the revolution, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

So long as each side distrusts the other, Palestinian reconciliation remains a distant dream, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Settler violence and cultural war against Palestinians continues under Israeli occupation, writes Khaled Amayreh in Nablus

This year's Palestinian Festival of Literature was the first to be held in the Gaza Strip, writes Ayah Bashir from Gaza

The self-immolation of a Jordanian man in protest against plummeting living standards is another strike against mounting austerity measures coming out of Amman, writes Khetam Malkawi

American intransigence over Iran's nuclear-enrichment programme led to the failure of last week's P5+1 group talks in Iraq, writes Mojtaba Mousavi from Baghdad

Government divisions are casting Iraq into ever-deeper political uncertainty, writes Salah Nasrawi