A decision on whether to transfer ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat
to hospital will be made in the next few hours, his aide said on Thursday.
"The Jordanian doctors have already arrived. We are waiting for the Egyptian
doctors to arrive in a few hours. Together with the Palestinian doctors, they
will discuss if he (Arafat) stays in Muqata (headquarters) or it is necessary to
get him into the hospital," Nabil Abu-Rudeineh told Xinhua outside the compound
in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
"The decision will come in a few hours," he said, adding that Arafat's
condition was stable, and he was still fasting.
"Today, he allowed his consultants to see him. Now he is sleeping and not
doing his duty," he said.
He also said that the mayor of Nablus saw Arafat join prayers Thursday
morning.
Meanwhile, Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian legislator, said that Arafat was in
good health.
