Arafat's Health Crisis
The fate of Yasser Arafat was mired in confusion 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.

Palestinian men light candles in front of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat 's picture in Gaza City November 9, 2004. The fate of Yasser Arafat was mired in confusion 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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Arafat's body to arrive in Cairo late Thursday  (11/11 20:16)
The body of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown from France to Cairo late Thursday aboard a French military plane.

New Palestinian president sworn in (11/11 20:03)
Rawhi Fatouh, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) sworn in on Thursday as the new temporary president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)and replaced late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

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Official Statement
 
  • French military hospital confirms Arafat's death (11/11 22:31)
  • France believed ready to repatriate Arafat's body (11/11 22:30)
  • 40-day mourning declared in Palestinian territories (11/11 13:27)
  • Burial to be in Ramallah  (10/11 09:52)
  • Arafat very ill, but still alive (10/11 07:55)
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    Media Report
  • Israel to allow Arafat to be buried in Ramallah (10/11 10:10)
  • Palestinians to announce death of Arafat Wednesday morning: Al-Arabiya TV  (10/11 10:04)
  • Arafat slips into deeper coma: hospital (9/11 20:40)
  • Sources: Arafat might be poisoned (7/11 10:45)
  • Arafat is "brain dead": French medical source (5/11 08:12)
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    Roundup
  • Roundup: Palestinian PM to go for Gaza meeting as medical source says Arafat "brain dead" (5/11 15:13)
  • No one dares to replace ailing Arafat (1/11 12:40)
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    Political Situation
  • Kadoumy named new Fatah chairman (11/11 20:10)
  • Abbas elected as PLO chairman (11/11 20:09)
  • Fatah declares inner state of emergency (11/11 20:08)
  • PLC Speaker will be Arafat's successor  (11/11 11:57)
  • Palestinian factions call for self-control after Arafat (11/11 11:56)
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    Backgrounder
  • The Palestinian National Authority (Palestinian Self- Government) (11/11 15:16)
  • Fatah, the PLO's most prominent faction  (11/11 13:27)
  • The Palestine Liberation Organization (11/11 13:23)
  • The Palestinian-Israeli peace process (11/11 13:22)
  • Group Photos: Arafat's life (10/11 16:42)