Smoke and ashes
Nermeen Al-Mufti sifts through the embers of Baghdad for the remnants of a town she knew so well

The untidiness of freedom
US officials were unmoved by accusations regarding the untidiness of 'freedom'. Instead, the hawks in the Bush administration started preparing for the next target. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

The whirlwind of change
The road to America's new Iraq is fraught with uncertainties. Omayma Abdel-Latif reports on the formidable challenges facing post-Saddam Iraq

The collapse
Galal Nassar analyses the reasons why Baghdad was so quick to fall

Poppies bloom in Iraq
Wednesday, 9 April, hailed the end of an era in the history of Baghdad, with a new one yet to begin. Nermeen El-Mufti writes from Kirkuk

After the fall
Ariel Sharon and the Palestinian leadership have felt the tremors from Iraq. But they have yet to make either change their ways. Graham Usher writes from Jerusalem

Grab-bag of Iraqi goodies?
Europe nervously waits to see if Washington will permit it to plot Iraq's future, writes Gamal Nkrumah

US condemned over looting
News of last week's looting of the Baghdad Museum has been greeted by international condemnation of US occupying forces for failing to secure Iraq's heritage sites, writes David Tresilian

It's not just Baghdad that fell
The Arab and Egyptian press this week focussed on the fall of Baghdad, how the media covered events, and the future of democracy in the Arab region, writes Aziza Sami

'Worse than 1967'
Egyptian intellectuals tell Amira Howeidy that Arab regimes don't seem to be learning the right lessons from the occupation of Iraq

Shocked, awed and saddened
The downfall of Baghdad not only stunned Egyptians but also painted a bleak future for them. Shaden Shehab talks to the people