Wife Suha Arafat and daughter, Nov. 12, 2004. Late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's funeral service began in Cairo at 10:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) Friday. His coffin was flown out from Cairo to Ramallah. (Xinhua Photo)

At least 16 heads of state attended the service, mostly from theArab nations, including Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Tunis, Yemen and Jordan.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), attends the funeral of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 12, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal Nov. 12, 2004.  (Xinhua/AFP Photo)