Arafat silence says it all
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LONG before he left for medical treatment in France, Yasser Arafat had all but vanished from the streets of downtown Ramallah in the West Bank.
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Ramallah (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Yasser Arafat refused to sign anti-corruption legislation as demanded by Palestinian law-makers. In a long and tense speech to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the
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It&#39;s been almost a week since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died. With constant conflict in the Middle East , some wonder if Arafat&#39;s death will bring about peace in his former home.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, reportedly in a coma and lingering between life and death in a French hospital, was on the hearts and minds of several Palestinians as they left the North
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in an unchanged but still critical condition, with his closest adviser insisting that a recovery was possible.
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ONE OF Yasser Arafat&#39;s least-admired roles in the last few years was as the constantly cited excuse for international futility in Middle Eastern peace efforts.
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Arguments over where to bury Yasser Arafat&#39;s body leave out opportunities to talk about the future of the Palestinians&#39; soul.
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A diplomatic row is brewing over where the Palestinian leader will be laid to rest, should he lose his battle for life. Mr Arafat has expressed his wish to be laid to rest in Jerusalem, in the shadow of the
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After the emotional fury of Yasser Arafat&#39;s funeral quiet has descended on the occupied territories as Palestinians step cautiously into an uncharted future.
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Senior defense officials dismissed as &quot;empty words meant for domestic political consumption&quot; Foreign Minster Silvan Shalom&#39;s call to expel Palestinian Authority head Yasser Arafat.
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HEALTH STATUS: Yasser Arafat is in a coma and his condition worsened overnight. Hospital spokesman Gen. Christian Estripeau did not issue a prognosis but suggested the chances of a recovery were poor.
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The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat early Thursday morning reignited the debate over the future of Israel and the Palestinians worldwide, but even locally residents admitted an answer remains elusive.
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Some reports from Paris say Arafat has slipped into a coma. There have been other reports through the day that Arafat&#39;s still unexplained condition has become worse and he is in the ICU.
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JERUSALEM â-here has been increased security here in Jerusalem and throughout Israel, but so far, it has been quiet. The entire Middle East is getting ready for a new era, a Middle East without Yasser Arafat.
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Doctors in France treating the Palestinian leader, Yassar Arafat, have told him that it will be several days before they know exactly what is wrong with him.
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Palestinian politicians Thursday tried to fill the void left by the death of Yasser Arafat, a lone-style leader who put a nationalist movement on the world map but willed to his successors a fragile, stateless people.
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Shaath discounted reports that Arafat's organs had failed. "His brain, his heart and his lungs are still functioning and he is alive," Shaath said after he and other Palestinian officials met with Arafat's ...