Lebanon refugees fear for future ATFP World Press Roundup Article from BBC News by Natalia Antelava - December 11, 2008 - 1:00am Ruins and rubble are all that is left of Nahr al-Bared, a camp for Palestinian refugees near the Lebanese city of Tripoli. Piles of ravaged concrete tower over the Mediterranean, cutting into the grey clouds of the winter sky. As we pass a battered army checkpoint the scale of destruction emerges - mind-boggling and depressing at the same time. "It was scary, very scary," our guide Fady Tayyar says as we drive into the camp accompanied by the Lebanese army. No-one is allowed to enter Nahr al- Bared without permission. » Read more

Putting the Arab Peace Initiative Into Action ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Middle East Progress by Ghaith Al-Omari - December 11, 2008 - 1:00am The fact that more than five years after its publication, the Arab Peace Initiative continues to be a topic of conversation is a testament to its strength. Its recent resurgence presents an opportunity for Arabs, Israelis and Americans alike to breathe new life into the shaky and uncertain Israeli-Palestinian peace process. » Read more