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

Week's events
After the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, anarchy spread in Baghdad, with the looting and destruction extended to Saddam's palaces, hotels, government buildings and hospitals.

Parting ways?
As the Anglo-American aggression on Iraq enters its final phase, distance between London and Washington appears to be growing. Alistair Alexander reports from London

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

All quiet on the southeastern front
A prickly calm reigns in Turkey's border towns following a week of increased tensions over military intervention in northern Iraq, reports Nyier Abdou in Silopi

Shall real justice prevail?
Soha Abdelaty investigates the possibilities for bringing US and British war officials to justice for committing crimes against humanity

Legends of the fall
Following the bitter collapse of Baghdad, the threats directed at Damascus have been a jarring wake-up call for the Arab public. Sherine Bahaa reports

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

Humanitarian disaster looms
Relief agencies acknowledge there has been a slight improvement in the security situation in Baghdad, but as Rasha Saad reports, an aggravated humanitarian crisis is still looming

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

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

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