Fighting between the Syrian army and the armed opposition has now reached the Syrian capital Damascus, threatening the future of the regime, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The Syrian regime may be trying to partition the country, fearing that it will soon be forced from power

A series of disputes with Baghdad has raised questions about the possible secession of Iraqi Kurdistan from the rest of the country, writes Salah Nasrawi

Al-Qaeda forces have regrouped in the Yemeni capital after being driven out of the southern provinces earlier this year, reports Nasser Arrabyee in Sanaa

Jordan's Islamists will boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections in what is a blow to the government's reformist credentials, Khetam Malkawi reports

It is presumed that Libyans under the reconciliatory liberal Mahmoud Jibril can regulate their ways out of their woes. Gamal Nkrumah contemplates conceivable scenarios

Tunisia's ruling Al-Nahda Party concluded its ninth congress this week with a commitment to consensus, writes Lassaad Ben Ahmed in Tunis