The 15th Arab summit, a one-day meeting on the Iraq crisis held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh last weekend, concluded its work by calling for a peaceful outcome to the crisis, setting up a special Arab committee to intervene directly with all sides. Al-Ahram Weekly staff were there

End of the road
With Egypt having worked hard to hold an Arab summit to discuss the Iraq crisis, few of its participants believed the meeting could avert Washington's drive to war, writes Nevine Khalil

Twin routes to an uncertain peace
With some Arab states trying to secure a peaceful end to the Iraq standoff by encouraging Saddam to go into exile, others are pursuing a deal with the UN. Dina Ezzat reports from Sharm El-Sheikh

Swan-song for Arab unity
With the Arab representatives at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit appearing to speak different languages, the region might already be going through profound changes even before a war against Iraq, writes Amira Howeidy

Palestine sidelined by Iraq
Though the Palestinian issue was item number three on the agenda at this year's Arab summit, it seems to have been item number 10 in the minds of Arab leaders. Soha Abdelaty reports