Bitter foes find common ground

A budding romance is really a marriage of convenience, posits Gamal Nkrumah

Blank shots

A war of words flared up between Syria and Israel last week beyond the usual bravado, but the military front remained tranquil. Observers believe the bickering will further obstruct the already frozen peace process, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus

United no more

Lebanon will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Rafik Al-Hariri’s assassination amid speculation over the fate of the March 14 coalition led by his son, writes Omayma Abdel-Latif from Beirut

Iraq and a hard place

A standoff over who can run in next month’s election could throw the country into chaos, writes Salah Hemeid

The nonsense of non-talks

Leap of faith

Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah is still a world away, writes Saleh Al-Naami

Mum's the word on Gaza probe

Is the UN preparing to bury the damning findings of the Goldstone Report on Israel’s Gaza assault of one year ago, asks Amira Howeidy