JEDDAH, 12 November 2004 — Yasser Arafat’s death marks the end of a Palestinian icon who, as long as I can remember, dominated the Middle East scene. From that fateful year of 1967 when the
JEDDAH, 13 November 2004 — Moroccan Hicham El-Guerrouj, 30, who won two gold medals at this year’s Athens Olympics, said that he attained the pinnacle of his life when he saw the Holy Kaaba for the... Full Story
JERUSALEM, 12 November 2004 — A group of Palestinian lawyers called on the new Palestinian leadership yesterday to order a full investigation into alleged misuse of Palestinian Authority funds under
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat waged war and peace through decades of Middle East turmoil in his quest to secure a Palestinian state. Following Is a Chronology of Arafat’s Life: 1929... Full Story
RAMALLAH, West Bank, 12 November 2004 — Yasser Arafat, who has died in Paris, was the instantly recognizable face of Palestinian nationalism but failed in both war and peace to achieve his dream of... Full Story
World leaders paid tribute to Yasser Arafat yesterday, singling out his courage and tireless devotion to the Palestinian cause. US President George W. Bush called Arafat’s death “a significant... Full Story
CLAMART, France, 11 November 2004 — There will be no euthanasia for Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian cleric said here yesterday. “This is against religious law (Shariah), Tayssir Bayoud Tamimi
JEDDAH, 11 November 2004 — Although there has been some debate on euthanasia or mercy killing in the Muslim world in recent years, it is too early to tell whether or not a consensus has emerged. One
