Fighting in Falluja may grind to a halt but the impact of the brutal assault will remain, writes Amira Howeidy

Anas Al-Tikriti on how Falluja inadvertently became a symbol of resistance

A week after his death Palestinians are slowly coming to grips with the loss of Yasser Arafat, writes Graham Usher from Ramallah

Free and fair elections? Israel will do its very best to stop them, reports Khaled Amayreh

The death of Arafat seems set to produce little more than photo-ops aimed at saving discredited Arab governments and making Bush look good. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

Despite official statements downplaying the hazards, swarms of locusts are making their way across the country and have in fact reached the capital. Mustafa El-Minshawy follows the invasion

Parliament has a lot of thorny issues to figure out next week, reports Gamal Essam El-Din

Can archaeologists actually find out how Tutankhamun really died? Nevine El-Aref reports

The onslaught on Falluja is dividing Iraqis. Ahmed Mukhtar reports from Baghdad

The battle of Falluja exposes ominous rifts in Sunni-Shia relations, writes Abbas Kadhim

The Bush administration is a criminal conspiracy, but civil resistance can defeat it, argues Francis Boyle

Once again Iran escapes UN sanctions after striking a deal with the EU -- this time round with more than one reason to celebrate, reports Rasha Saad

Dina Ezzat assembles the unofficial Arab reaction to Arafat's death

The impressive funeral of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah was ample evidence of the late Palestinian leader's popularity, Khaled Amayreh reports from Ramallah
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Dutch society is outraged by the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh at the hands of a Moroccan immigrant, writes Gamal Nkrumah from The Hague

Colin Powell was no knight in shining armour, but many will rue his departure from the State Department, writes Massoud Derhally

Are controversial Qualified Industrial Zones -- which involve cooperation with Israel in exchange for preferred export status to the US -- about to become a reality? Yasser Sobhi and Niveen Wahish report

A former Zamalek coach is coming to the rescue. But will it work? Mohamed El-Sayed can still see problems