Arafat breaks Ramadan fast
24474
A weakened Yasser Arafat broke his Ramadan fast at the urging of doctors Tuesday and was undergoing more medical tests, aides said.
269664
Yasser Arafat has a large gallstone, a Palestinian hospital official said Tuesday, as the weakened Palestinian leader broke his Ramadan fast and underwent more medical tests at the urging of his doctors.
491480
CLAMART, France  - Doctors will need "several  days" to diagnose Yasser Arafat's illness but the Palestinian  leader was conscious and in good shape when he arrived in  France on Friday, a Palestinian diplomat said.
648731
PARIS, Nov 4  - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a coma and in an &quot;extremely bad state&quot;, French medical sources told AFP on Thursday.
476085
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew  for treatment in France on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he had been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.
136081
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left the West Bank early Friday in a Jordanian military helicopter on his way to receive treatment in Paris for an ailment that has left him haggard and weak.
489778
VILLACOUBLAY, France Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was brought to France on Friday and rushed to a military hospital for treatment of a mysterious illness, which has forced him to leave his West Bank headquarters for the first time in nearly
482724
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat is in a very serious condition but was able to take part  in Muslim morning prayers on Thursday, officials said, as a  team of foreign doctors rushed to his headquarters.
275274
CLAMART, France  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors say may be leukemia, left the  West Bank for the first time in 2-1/2 years on Friday and flew  to France for treatment in a military hospital.
667648
Arriving ahead of schedule, winter rains have begun lashing Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority. On most days, a thin layer of mist hangs around Yasser Arafat&#39;s grave, where a Palestinian guard keeps a 24-hour vigil.
442853
Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide, begins this weekend. The observance, with its emphasis on inner reflection, fasting and prayer
737763
Frail Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was admitted to a French military hospital near Paris for urgent treatment for what is said to be a potentially fatal blood disorder.
370300
Most of the world&#39;s 1.2 billion Muslims began Ramadan on Thursday, a holy month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, festivities -- and abstinence.
80385
The health of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, deteriorated significantly yesterday prompting doctors in France to conduct further tests.
21974
RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew to  France for treatment on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he had been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.
264438
Yasser Arafat, critically ill in a Paris hospital, has suffered liver failure, a Palestinian official said on Sunday as Arafat&#39;s subordinates decided in his absence to enforce a law and order plan in Palestinian areas.
571789
The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, arrived in France this morning to receive emergency medical treatment for an undetermined ailment that has left him weakened and unable to eat.