NEW YEAR VIGIL: US nationals, members of the humanitarian group, Voices in the Wilderness, usher in 2003 with a candle vigil at the entrance of the UN headquarters in Baghdad. The group urged the UN not to bow to US pressure aimed at launching a war on Iraq (photo: AFP)

While some celebrated New Year's Eve, Tuesday, by attending lavish parties in five-star hotels (photo above), most people were happy to mark the occasion at home -- a special meal before TV (photo: Adel Anis)