Caricom hails Arafat as pivotal figure in the history of the ...
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BARBADOS - The Caribbean Community (Caricom), in sending condolence yesterday to the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, hailed the late Yasser Arafat as &quot;a pivotal figure in the history of the Middle East&quot;.
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President Bush expressed American  condolences late on Wednesday for the death of Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat and called it "a significant moment" for  the Palestinians in their bid for peace and an independent  state.
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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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The history of the Middle East is at a turning point, as Yasser Arafat&#39;s health deteriorates and Israel takes steps to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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The Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence is larger than the late President Yasser Arafat. The decades-long symbolism that Arafat embodied should not be underestimated.
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To Palestinians, Yasser Arafat was &quot;Mr Palestine&quot;, a historical figure who embodied the Palestinian nationalist movement.
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OPINIÃN (*)The Legacy: Yasir Arafat has been a disaster for the Palestinians, for Israelis, and for hopes of peace in the region.
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Mahmoud Abbas, who is expected to win the Jan. 9 elections to succeed Yasir Arafat as Palestinian president, praised Mr. Arafat&#39;s legacy today in a speech marking the
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President Jacques Chirac, who provided Yasser Arafat with emergency medical care in his final days and an official ceremony befitting a head of state following his death, led a chorus of world statesmen Thursday in praising the Palestinian leader.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders  prepared on Thursday to transfer President Yasser Arafat's  powers to three key figures who will take on the most important  roles he held, officials said.
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YASSER Arafatâs death is a development of monumental dimensions. The void it has left in one of the worldâs most disturbed and disturbing regions would be hard to fill, but filled it has to be.
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ANALYSIS:The death of Yasser Arafat will pose a challenge, but could result in a more legitimate government. BY STEVEN ERLANGER. RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat was both the symbol of the Palestinians&#39; hope
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PARIS, Nov 11 (IPS) - Nelson Mandela spoke for much of the world when he  praised Yasser Arafat in the preface of a biography as a leader  who âtransformed the Palestinians' status from that of  refugees to that of a nation in the most complete sense of the  term.â
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The body of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat has arrived in Cairo from Paris for a military funeral which presidents and other dignitaries from around the world are due to attend.
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President of Bangladesh Iajuddin Ahmed Thursday condoled the demise of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. In a message to Rawhi Fattouh, acting president of the Palestinian
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There will be many tributes that focus on the accomplishments of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died Wednesday, but he is responsible for the deaths of thousands
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Yasir Arafat for almost 40 years symbolized his people's longing for a distinct political identity and independent state.