Arafat, Musharraf shake logjam
455932
Although the veteran Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan have little in common, their recent moves have given a jolt to two long frozen conflicts -- the Israeli-Palestinian imbroglio and the Indo-Pakistan struggle
581001
THE MONTH since Yasser Arafat&#39;s death has seen an encouraging flurry of movement on all sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
668788
Under mounting pressure from Egypt, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat yesterday met for the first time in a month with Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan, whom Arafat associates have blamed for last month&#39;s unrest in the Gaza Strip.
76405
Aug. 25, 2004 - RAMALLAH, West Bank Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority Wednesday when Palestinian lawmakers backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered down set of recommendations.
399441
Mideast diplomacy has taken off after the death of Yasser Arafat.
402412
Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority yesterday when Palestinian legislators backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered-down set of recommendations.
274685
NEW YORK: Urdu couplets and nostalgic nuggets marked the first meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and General Pervez Musharraf, according to inside accounts of their tete-e-tete.
367355
One month after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, realignments on both sides of the Palestinian-Israeli divide are raising fragile hopes for a mutual retreat from four years of fighting.
193525
It has been almost a month since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s death and, as many had hoped, there are already some hopeful signs that his passing could lead to renewed peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians.
350316
As Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat lay in a Paris hospital Friday, rumors about his condition were nearly as thick as the rich Arab coffee that has fueled many a debate about his life and legacy.
445235
Arab columnists have praised and criticized    Yasser Arafat 's tactics over the years, but in the wake of his death, they agreed on one thing: Palestinian leaders with new approaches may emerge, but the conditions under which they try to govern remain the same.
356184
An Egyptian military honour guard escort the coffin carrying late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat during the funeral procession in Cairo, Egypt, Friday Nov. 12, 2004.
290870
A cameraman shoots video footage backdropped by a row of posters depicting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Kalandia, prior to a PLO leadership meeting at the compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday Nov. 6, 2004.
389201
Yasser Arafat, fighting for his life in a French hospital Thursday, triggered a war of words about his legacy: Palestinians hailed a freedom fighter who saved them from national extinction; Jewish leaders welcomed the imminent death of a terrorist.
23487
Since the death of the Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, a mood has been spreading in the Middle East that had not been felt for a long time: optimism.
468045
TONY EASTLEY: Since the death last month of Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat there&#39;s been a relative lull in violence against Israeli forces in the occupied territories.
270315
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, stands with Arun Ghandi, the grandson of Mohandas Ghandhi, at Arafat&#39;s compound in Ramallah, the West Bank, on Thursday.