Yasser Arafat
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The ANC’s heritage under siege
Others go as far as attempting to steal the very names and symbols that belong to the ANC and its fallen heroes
Tasks Mandela set remain unfinished business
It is 30 years since Nelson Mandela gave his inaugural address that spoke of oppression in the past and hope for the future
Why I marched for Palestine
Protests and other actions for human rights matter, and collectively there is much we can do
Israel must not have a place at the African Union until it ends its occupation of Palestine
The AU Commission chairperson’s decision to accept the credentials of Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia undermines the anti-colonial values that underpin the AU
Handshakes that shook the world
When the leaders of North and South Korea reached across the Military Demarcation Line to shake hands, they symbolically united the peninsula
Arafat’s body exhumed to find cause of death
The body of Palestine’s late leader Yasser Arafat has been exhumed by a team of international experts trying to discover if he was poisoned.
Swiss lab to analyse Arafat remains for poisoning
A Swiss radiology lab said it has received the go-ahead from the widow of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to test his remains for poisoning.
Arafat’s body may be screened for poisoning
The Palestinians are ready to accept a medical examination of the body of former leader Yasser Arafat if his family agrees.
Palestinian officials ‘ignored’ in Tunisian Hamas talks
A visit by Gaza’s Hamas leader has angered official Palestinian representatives in Tunisia who say they were ‘ignored’ during the talks.
International arrest warrant against Arafat’s widow lifted
Tunisia has decided to lift an international arrest warrant for alleged corruption issued against Suha Arafat, widow of the former Palestinian leader.
Palestinian businesses look east to China
Faced with Israeli trade and travel restrictions, a stagnant economy and a flood of cheap imports from Asia, Palestinian businessmen are increasingly seeking their fortunes in…
Report: US plotted to overthrow Hamas
The Bush administration, caught out by the rise of Hamas, embarked on a secret project for the armed overthrow of the Islamist government in Gaza, it emerged on Monday. Vanity…
Who is the shortest world leader?
Until Monday there was little argument about the holder of the coveted title of shortest leader in the world: at 162cm, or a shade over five feet three inches, Kim Jong-il,…
Hamas rounds up Fatah activists after Gaza violence
Hamas has rounded up scores of Fatah activists in the Gaza Strip following a rally that drew more than 200 000 supporters and ended in gunfire that killed seven people. The…
Gunfire kills six at Fatah rally
Gunfire killed at least six people and wounded 80 on Monday at a Fatah memorial rally for Yasser Arafat attended by hundreds of thousands of supporters of the defeated faction in…