Comment: Former President Mohammed Morsi's remarks that Egypt’s army had "men like gold", just before the army turned on him, now seems misguided and deeply ironic.
Comment: Khalida Jarrar and Haneen Zoabi have spent their lives fighting occupation while the men in charge have squabbled and squandered everything, says Majed Abdul Hadi.
A car bomb has shattered the peace in Erbil. Many have blamed the Islamic State group and linked the bomb to the Peshmerga's military involvement in Kobane.