Both the Independent and its sister publication Independent i report this morning on the possible return to politics of Israel’s former-foreign minister Tzipi Livni at the head of a new centre-left party. Livni lost the leadership of the Kadima Party to Shaul Mofaz in March and has since then taken a break from politics. However, both reports suggest that Livni will make a final decision within the coming days on heading a new party to contest January’s elections.

Elsewhere, significant coverage is devoted to the rising tension in Lebanon and a candid statement from the country’s army warning, “the fate of the nation is at stake.” The Telegraph, Independent, Financial Times and Independent i all report the military’s attempts to crack down on violence in Beirut and Tripoli between Shia and Sunni groups, which was triggered by last week’s car bomb which killed a senior intelligence official, considered a fierce opponent of Syrian influence. A report in the  Guardian emphasises attempts by Lebanon’s opposition bloc to urge rioting supporters off the streets. Meanwhile, a Guardian analysis details Syrian President Assad’s attempts to internationalise the conflict raging in his own country, particularly by exporting violence to Lebanon and Turkey.

Meanwhile, the Times and Financial Times note the spilling over of Syrian violence onto its border with Jordan, as a Jordanian soldier was yesterday shot dead following two gunfights with suspected Islamist cells. The incident came just a day after Jordanian authorities charged eleven men, who had entered the country from Syria, with plotting a complex terror attack in the country’s capital Amman.

The online edition of the Guardian reports on a ruling expected today by an Egyptian court over whether or not to dissolve the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly, tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution. Those who brought the case claim that the body does not fairly represent all Egyptians. The case is viewed as a key battle ground between Egypt’s President Morsi and the country’s judiciary, which appears keen to emphasise its independence. The online editions of the Times, Telegraph and the Guardian all report that Iranian President Ahmadinejad has been barred by the country’s judiciary from visiting his former senior press adviser in the infamous Evin prison, who was arrested while Ahmadinejad attended the United Nations General Assembly last month. The spat is viewed as part of an internal political rift in Iran.

In the Israeli media, the front page of Maariv uniquely includes just a red masthead and a brief paragraph addressed to the readers, designed to draw attention to a Tel Aviv District Court ruling today on the proposed sale of the paper. Meanwhile, Yediot Ahronot reports on comments supposedly made by Likud’s popular minister Moshe Kahlon, who last week decided to take a break from politics. Kahlon reportedly said that Likud’s healthy polling was “optimistic” and that the party could face a socio-economic backlash from the public. Kahlon later denied the comments. Both Haaretz and Israel Hayom give prominence to last night’s US presidential debate, which focused on foreign policy, including relations with Israel. Makor Rishon reports on this week’s local Palestinian elections in the West Bank, which appear to have produced disappointing results for the Fatah Party headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.