Arafat still critical as Palestinians prepare for power transfer
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RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinians were planning Sunday for a smooth transfer of power in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death at a series of high-level political and security meetings while the veteran leader battled for life in a French hospital.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Friday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was said to be seriously ill but in stable condition Thursday as a team of international doctors prepared
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Saturday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.
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With Yasser Arafat gravely ill in a French hospital, some of his powers were formally transferred to other Palestinian officials yesterday, as Israel readied plans to stem potential unrest in the event he dies.
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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.
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This weekend's election to replace Yasser Arafat has the potential to usher in the Arab world's first genuine democracy with a peaceful transfer of power that will augur well for the dream of a Palestinian state. The new Palestinian president &#151; widely expected to be Mahmoud Abbas &#151; doesn't have an easy job ahead of him.
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Palestinian leaders have agreed on a plan to provide security in Gaza and the West Bank as Yasser Arafat remains in serious condition in a Paris hospital.
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JERICHO, West Bank -- Israeli and Palestinian officials yesterday were on the verge of resolving what could have been a nasty dispute over voting by East Jerusalem residents in elections to choose a replacement for Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Yasser Arafat remained in a coma on  Friday as a row brewed over where he would be buried and  questions loomed about who might succeed him.
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(RAMALLAH, West Bank) - Palestinian officials said they won&#39;t change succession laws in the event that Yasser Arafat dies. They said the Palestinian parliament speaker will become temporary president of the Palestinian Authority when Arafat dies.
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Senior deputies to the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, who is critically ill in France, are due to fly to Paris today to get first-hand information on his condition.
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As the body of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was flown from Paris on Thursday, en route to a funeral in Cairo and burial in the West Bank, Arafat's powers and responsibilities were transferred to four new leaders.
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Senior Palestinian figures gathered at Yasser Arafat&#39;s battered West Bank compound on Saturday to show that the Palestinian leadership was still functioning.
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PARIS, November 7 (Itar-Tass) -- The condition of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remains critical and without any changes, official representative of the medical service of the French army Gen.
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was a critical time for his people who must now address the question of his successor, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said today.
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Ramallah - All members of the Palestinian security services were placed on a state of alert on Thursday to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Palestinian security sources said.