Health of Arafat to shake up Mideast
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The planned departure today of the ailing Yasser Arafat from his battered compound -- a decade after he arrived in the West Bank with the promise of Palestinian nationhood -- could mark the end of an era.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Seriously ill Palestinian  leader Yasser Arafat on Thursday prepared to fly to France for  treatment for a blood disorder as fears grew for the icon of  the Palestinian struggle for statehood.
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CLAMART, France  - Doctors will need "several  days" to diagnose Yasser Arafat's illness but the Palestinian  leader was conscious and in good shape when he arrived in  France on Friday, a Palestinian diplomat said.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was said to be seriously ill but in stable condition Thursday as a team of international doctors prepared
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Since Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat&#39;s health deteriorated dramatically last week, Marwan Barghouti, 45, has been among the names being floated to take over the Palestinian leadership in the event of Arafat&#39;s demise.
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PARIS:An ailing Yasser Arafat has arrived at a Paris military hospital for treatment of a blood disorder after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in nearly three years.
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Yasser Arafat has entered the intensive care unit on Thursday for new tests after his still-unexplained illness took a sudden turn for the worse, Palestinian officials have reported.
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The death or long-term incapacitation of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be a turning point in Middle East history. It could suddenly remove an obstacle to peace or unleash a bloody power struggle among Palestinians factions.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatâs rule has been a disaster for Palestinians, for Israel, and for US policy in the Middle East. The wily terrorist leader, now believed to be on his deathbed in a French hospital
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The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, arrived in France this morning to receive emergency medical treatment for an undetermined ailment that has left him weakened and unable to eat.
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The health of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, deteriorated significantly yesterday prompting doctors in France to conduct further tests.
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The serious deterioration in the health of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority, has brought to the attention of the world something consciously concealed by the western
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Senior Palestinian leaders flew to Paris Monday to assess the health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They had hesitated briefly after Arafat's wife accused the officials of "trying to bury" him alive.
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PARIS -- Palestinian officials are starting to transfer some of Yasser Arafat&#39;s power, as the longtime leader&#39;s health appears to be deteriorating.
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Senior Palestinian officials convened meetings in the West Bank today in response to conflicting reports over the declining health of Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat, who has been in a
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President  Yasser Arafat's health worsened on Wednesday and an ambulance  rushed to his West Bank headquarters, medical sources and  witnesses said.
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CLAMART, France  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, who doctors say may have leukemia, was conscious and in  "good shape" at a French hospital on Friday after leaving the  West Bank for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years.