Health of Arafat to shake up Mideast
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The planned departure today of the ailing Yasser Arafat from his battered compound -- a decade after he arrived in the West Bank with the promise of Palestinian nationhood -- could mark the end of an era.
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Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, hospitalized in France for a blood disorder, has improved enough for doctors to conduct additional tests, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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: Yasser Arafat telephoned his Palestinian colleagues, read telegrams from well-wishing world leaders, ate cereal and sipped tea - signs that his health may be on the upswing following three
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The health of ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has apparently improved overnight, with a Cabinet member saying he was &quot;stable.
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There are reports from the Palestinian territories that the health of leader Yasser Arafat is deteriorating. There has been concern in recent weeks about the Palestinian Authority head&#39;s health was worsening
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Leaders around the world expressed concern for Yasser Arafat&#39;s health as he left the Palestinian territories for Paris for urgent medical tests.
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CLAMART, France  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, who doctors say may have leukemia, was conscious and in  "good shape" at a French hospital on Friday after leaving the  West Bank for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years.
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TOP Palestinian politicians are to visit Yasser Arafat in hospital and consult doctors about his condition amid claims that the veteran leader has suffered liver failure.
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The condition of Yasir Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who has been undergoing treatment in a French hospital since last week for an unidentified ailment, has
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The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, is to seek medical treatment in Paris after Israel confirmed it will allow him to return to the West Bank.
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PARIS:An ailing Yasser Arafat has arrived at a Paris military hospital for treatment of a blood disorder after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in nearly three years.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Seriously ill Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday prepared to fly to France for  treatment for a blood disorder as fears grew for the icon of  the Palestinian struggle for statehood.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s health appears to have suddenly deteriorated, and a team of doctors has rushed to the Palestinian president&#39;s bedside.
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Yassir Arafat, looking weak but in good spirits, began his journey to France today for specialist treatment on a blood disorder that some suspect could be leukaemia.
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Yasser Arafat will undergo a battery of medical tests on Saturday as French doctors try to discover whether the ailing Palestinian leader is suffering from leukemia or some other blood disorder.
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PARIS -- Yasser Arafat&#39;s health is improving, one of his aides said Tuesday, repeating that tests have ruled out leukemia as the cause of the Palestinian leader&#39;s health problems.
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The death of Yasser Arafat has brought a flurry of diplomatic initiatives in the Middle East by Arab, Palestinian and Israeli leaders aiming to revive long-stalled peace negotiations on several fronts.