Jailed Palestinian reverses decision not to challenge for Arafat ...
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The Israeli and Palestinian leaderships were in upheaval last night as Ariel Sharon&#39;s government faced collapse after the prime minister broke with his main coalition partner, and a popular Palestinian military commander launched a strong challenge from
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JERUSALEM -- Israel yesterday sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment the captain of a Palestinian arms smuggling ship whose capture two years ago prompted Washington to shun Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. Erez Military Court convicted Omar Akkawi, a Palestinian Transportation Ministry employee caught at the Karine A's helm by Israeli naval commandos in January 2002, of trafficking in weapons. Two other ...
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RAMALLAH, West Bank Associates of an imprisoned uprising leader say he&#39;s dropping out of the race to replace Yasser Arafat as head of the Palestinian Authority.
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Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. JERUSALEM--A major thorn in the side of Israeli-Egyptian relations was removed Sunday after Cairo freed an Israeli
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RAMALLAH, November 27 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - The decision taken by Fatah West Bank Secretary Marwan Barghuti, currently serving five life terms in Israeli jails, to opt out of the presidential race, gives an extra momentum to the chances of
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The decision by Marwan Barghouti, a politician now in an Israeli prison, throws the campaign into disarray.
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The jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has changed his mind again and pledged to run in the January presidential election, officials said.
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 26 -- Marwan Barghouti, a popular Palestinian leader serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison, decided Friday not to run for president of the Palestinian Authority in elections in  January, associates said.
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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat appears to have faced down the biggest challenge to his leadership in years without giving ground on demands
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JERUSALEM - A spokesman for Marwan Barghouti said Friday that the jailed Palestinian leader had decided after all not to run for president of the Palestinian Authority and would back the nominee of his Fatah faction, Mahmoud Abbas.
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The caretaker Palestinian leadership decided today to travel to Yasser Arafatâs bedside, reversing a decision to call off the trip after being lambasted by the ailing 75-year-old leaderâs wife.
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RAMALLAH - Marwan Barghouti will run for president of the Palestinian Authority, reversing an earlier decision to support interim leader Mahmoud Abbas, according to a Palestinian official.
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A PALESTINIAN activist serving a life sentence in an Israeli jail, Marwan Barghouti, took centre stage in the Palestinian political drama yesterday when associates said he was planning to seek the presidency of the Palestinian Authority in elections to be
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The Palestinian Authority, refusing Israel&#39;s demand for a halt in terrorist attacks, also insists that Israel release convicted terrorist Marwan Barghouti, who is serving multiple life sentences for murder.
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The Palestinian political scene is in turmoil today after jailed uprising leader Marwan Barghouti, in a last-minute reversal, entered the race for president to replace Yasser Arafat, challenging the establishment candidate.
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Head of religious courts in the Palestinian territories Sheikh Taiseer al Tamimi said on Wednesday that removing the life support machine off Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was contrary to the Islamic beliefs.
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Palestinian leader Marwan Barghuti, 43, who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli jail, announced yesterday that he would withdraw his candidacy for the Palestinian presidency.