MUQATA SURGERY SHAKES ARAFAT
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Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat underwent a &quot;minor surgical procedure&quot; in Ramallah late Monday after complaining of severe stomach pain and vomiting, as he recovered from a 10-day bout of flu-like fever, The Jerusalem Post reports Tuesday.
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The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, was in a serious condition last night after a sharp deterioration in his health, Palestinian officials said.
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Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has undergone a &quot;minor surgical procedure&quot; at his headquarters in the West Bank. Doctors carried out the endoscopy after President Arafat complained of stomach pains and vomiting.
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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 to move him to a Ramallah hospital from the battered headquarters compound where he has been confined for more than two years.
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In this picture released by the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, center, shakes hands with doctors at his compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah, in this Oct. 28, 2004 file photo.
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Yasser Arafat, suffering from a mystery illness, was flown to France on Friday and was rushed to a military hospital where doctors, including specialists in blood disorders, immediately began examining the Palestinian leader.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank - An ailing Yasser Arafat collapsed Wednesday night, was unconscious for about 10 minutes and remained in a serious condition.
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Yasser Arafat was as unpredictable in death as he was in life. The longtime leader of the Palestinians lingered for days, with the world unsure of the severity of his medical condition.
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PARIS -- Yasser Arafat's coma deepened and his condition deteriorated dramatically yesterday according to the Palestinian leadership, who visited him at a Paris hospital and then returned to the West Bank to declare that his life was now ''in the hand of God.&quot;
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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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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has had a medical test under anaesthetic at his compound in Ramallah after bouts of vomiting and stomach pain.
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Doctors arrive at ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound in Ramallah.
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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.
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Yasser Arafat was undergoing tests for possible leukaemia at a military hospital outside Paris last night after being airlifted from his Ramallah headquarters to an anxious farewell from Palestinian well-wishers.
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CLAMART, France The mystery surrounding Yasser Arafatâs illness broadened Thursday as the Palestinian leader at various times was said to be in a coma, in stable but serious condition, very critically ill, and then dead - until reports of his death
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Wednesday saw another twist in the drawn-out cliffhanger on Yasser Arafatâs demise which started 13 days ago. The senior Palestinian Muslim cleric Sheikh Taissir Tamimi who was dispatched to the Percy hospital
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Gravely ill and comatose, Yasser Arafat clung to life in a French hospital Friday as Israeli officials vowed to prevent the Palestinian leader from being buried in Jerusalem, stoking