Hamas Targets Youth Through Social Media After the Arab revolutions’ success in employing social media in effecting change, Hamas leaders have hastened to join Facebook and Twitter to influence youth, writes Hazem Balousha. Palestine
Iraqi Sectarian Violence Spreads After Hawija Deaths After dozens were killed when the Iraqi army stormed demonstrations in Hawija, sectarian violence seems to be escalating despite truce efforts, writes Ali Abel Sadah. Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan Faces A Hot Political Summer Massoud Barzani faces competition in his unprecedented bid for a third term in the coming presidential elections in Iraqi Kurdistan, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari. Iraq
Hezbollah Denies Ownership Of Downed Drone Ali Hashem asks, If Hezbollah was not responsible for the drone downed over Israel, who was? Palestine
Palestinian Children Denied Education in Israeli Prisons Israeli prisons are not providing adequately for the educational needs of detained Palestinian children, reports Jillian Kestler-D'Amours. Palestine
Mohammed Assaf Carries Palestinian Hopes Daoud Kuttab reviews emerging Palestinian singing star Mohammed Assaf, who will participate this weekend in the finals of popular TV program "Arab Idol." Palestine
Ultra-Orthodox Prepare for Assault By New Israeli Government Facing draft and economic threats, Ultra-Orthodox unite and explain to Daniel Ben Simon why Zionism will perish. Israel
Russia, The US and Syria After the Boston Bombing Vladimir Putin can remind Barack Obama that in Syria, as in Chechnya, misreading the essential nature of an insurgency has its price, writes Fyodor Lukyanov. Syria
US Considers Next Steps in Syria The Obama administration, which acknowledges Syria probably used chemical weapons, is likely to use the information to rally Russian support at the Security Council. Syria
Lebanon Loses Pierre Sadek, Prominent Political Cartoonist Lebanese caricaturist Pierre Sadek, a staunch defender of press freedom, passed away on April 24, reports Elie Hajj. Lebanon
'Do Saudis Really Hate the US?' Fahad Nazer, a Saudi citizen living in the United States, shares the anxiety he felt when the media reported that a Saudi youth had been questioned in the Boston marathon bombing. Saudi Arabia
Moral Choice Leads to Political Solution In Syria The moral choice for Turkey should be to support a political solution to end the war in Syria as soon as possible, writes Tulin Daloglu. Syria
Are Israel and Korea Facing Similar Threats? Shlomi Eldar, visiting an archeological biblical site in Samaria, discusses with a Korean scholar the similarities between Israel and South Korea. Israel
UNESCO to Inspect Jerusalem’s Old City For the first time in nine years, Israel has agreed to allow the UN organization to inspect the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City, writes Dalia Hatuqa. Palestine
In Turkey, Blame America for Syria Since 2003, Turkey has shifted from being vehemently against any US intervention in its backyard to assigning the blame for the Syrian civil war to a lack of US commitment, writes Pinar Tremblay. Syria
Iraq Announces Increased Oil Exports in March As Iraq’s Oil Ministry forecasts an increase in oil exports, certain political parties express their skepticism, writes Omar al-Shaher. Iraq
