Vice President Abdurabu Mansur Hadi is the sole candidate in the upcoming February 21 elections in Yemen where he will be elected to replace Ali Abdullah Saleh. The National's Hugh Naylor reports on the prevailing mood from Yemen.

At the start of this week's Sports Roundup, Thomas Woods touches on Day 4 of England vs. Pakistan in cricket, the Chelsea vs. Manchester United match and the lead-up to the Super Bowl.

The Hamas leadership, at a crossroads due to the Arab Spring, have been travelling extensively in the Middle East in order to reassess the group's strategic alliances. The National reporter Hugh Naylor reports from Jerusalem.