Arafat's body was uncovered in its grave and samples were removed without having to lift the corpse from the ground. As a result, a planned reburial ceremony with full military honors was called off.

Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has promised to return from Paris, but his illness has apparently advanced to a stage in which both his body and mind are wracked. Israeli newspaper Ha ...

Inside Yasser Arafat’s Ramallah headquarters, the top military and political and money men of the Palestine Liberation Organizaion would speak about their leader in hushed, nervous tones. They ...

Yasser Arafat died ten years ago, on November 11, 2004.I am posting this "appreciation" a bit early, and anticipating an outflow of mourning and praise for Arafat next week. In fact, he was a ...

Arafat’s widow, Suha, requested a murder investigation, and high levels of polonium-210 have been found on the Palestinian leader’s personal effects. Explainer readers have asked a series of ...

Yasser Arafat led a violent armed struggle against a powerful enemy for nearly 50 years before signing a peace treaty with Israel, then used a mixture of terrorism and diplomacy to forge the ...

Arafat’s widow, Suha, had filed legal action in July 2012 asking French authorities in the western Paris suburb of Nanterre to look into claims that her husband was poisoned.

Arafat's brief remarks cast some confusion on the drive for reform in his Palestinian Authority, which has increasingly been viewed by many Palestinians as inefficient, corrupt and autocratic.

Siegman: After Arafat, Key Question Is Whether U.S. and Israel Will Resume Peace Talks with Palestinians Interviewby Henry Siegman, Interviewee Bernard Gwertzman, Interviewer November 10, 2004 5: ...