Mystery behind Arafat&#39;s death
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According to the Palestinian observer at the United Nations Nasser al-Kidwa, toxicology tests revealed no traces of poison in Arafat&#39;s blood.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat suffered  a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday and aides said he had died at a  French hospital, but confusion over his fate grew as officials  insisted in public that he still clung to life.
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Paris - Doctors who treated Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat believe he died of a blood condition called disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and have ruled out poisoning, Le Monde newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Paris, Nov. 5 (NNN): Amid growing speculation and conflicting reports on Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s health, doctors at the Paris hospital where he is being treated denied that he was dead.
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Assessments of the impact of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death are as divided as earlier explanations of the Palestinian leader&#39;s motivations, intentions, and actions.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s condition has deteriorated significantly over the past day, and doctors treating him at a Paris hospital remain unsure what has caused the 75-year-old Palestinian leader&#39;s illness, Palestinian officials said early Thursday.
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LONDON -- Nearly a week after his death, speculation still swirls around what killed Yasser Arafat. Cirrhosis of the liver, AIDS, a blood disorder, or poisoning are frequently mentioned in unconfirmed reports -- as little is publicly known about the medical condition that landed the Palestinian leader in a French hospital.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian prime minister has ordered an investigation into the cause of Yasser Arafat&#39;s death. A statement from Ahmed Qureia&#39;s (AHK&#39;-mehd kuh-RAY&#39;-uhz) office says a commission will
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Yasser Arafat, the man who embodied the cause of the Palestinian people for four decades, died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday at a hospital outside of Paris, according to Palestinian and hospital officials. He was 75.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Yasser Arafat's nephew said yesterday his uncle may have died an &quot;unnatural&quot; death, a statement certain to renew speculation among Palestinians and in the rest of the Arab world where many already believe the late leader was poisoned despite Israel's repeated and vehement denials.
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The fate of Yasser Arafat was mired in  confusion on Tuesday as Palestinian officials insisted in  public he was clinging to life even as aides said privately the  veteran leader had died at a Paris hospital.
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Palestinians looked to their leadership  to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French  hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the  icon of the fight for a state. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain  hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from  the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials  insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said  privately that he was dead.
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Q. Many say that Yasser Arafatâs death is a turning point in the Middle East. Do you see it that way? A. Arafat was a symbolic leader for the Palestinian people.
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Palestinians looked to their leadership  to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a Paris hospital  on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the icon of  their fight for statehood. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain  hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from  the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials  insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said  privately that he was dead.
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AMMAN, 13 November 2004 - The late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatâs personal doctor has called for a public inquiry into the causes of his patientâs death in Paris.
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A reporter once asked Yasser Arafat: ``Sir, you have survived many close brushes with death. What&#39;s your secret?&#39;&#39; The Palestinian leader answered there was no secret, except for his uncanny instinct for sensing imminent danger.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s nephew said yesterday his uncle may have died an &quot;unnatural&quot; death, a statement certain to fuel speculation among Palestinians that their late-leader was poisoned.