As the economic crisis in the Occupied Territories deepens, Palestinians are looking to their leadership for someone to blame, Khaled Amayreh writes from Hebron

After the experience of 2008, Israel is more reticent about waging war on Gaza, its difficulties compounded if Palestinian resistance factions coordinate, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Tired of Israeli intransigence, Mahmoud Abbas appears set to apply again for full UN membership for Palestine, reports Khaled Amayreh from Occupied Jerusalem

Like everyone else in the region Hizbullah is waiting for the day after President Al-Assad's departure, writes Graham Usher in Beirut

Censorship played a crucial role in Lebanon following the civil war, but now it is being challenged by rights groups who see free expression as the baseline of all rights, writes Andrew Bossone

Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Syria's bloody conflict to Lebanon, which hosts the largest Palestinian refugee camps in destitute conditions. The new influx is underreported and neglected

Western intelligence suggests that Iran's Revolutionary Guard is becoming more active in Syria after the armed opposition has made gains on the ground, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus

The political and security situation in Yemen is worsening despite international and regional efforts to bring the two-year transition deal to a successful conclusion, says Nasser Arrabyee

The handover to Libya of Gaddafi's Black Box, his chief spymaster Abdallah Al-Senoussi, has stirred a hornet's nest, notes Gamal Nkrumah

Too much scope for confusion for most Somalis and much expectation as Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud is elected new president, contends Gamal Nkrumah

More than six years into the job, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki is beset by myriad challenges. How long can he continue, asks Salah Nasrawi

Tehran is officially non grata in Ottawa now. What's cooking, asks Eric Walberg