Palestine

Palestine

Arafat's widow probed by French police

French investigators probing the death of Yasser Arafat questioned his widow Suha, who claims the veteran Palestinian leader may have been poisoned, in France in mid-September, according to a source.

Palestine

French judges plan West Bank trip in Arafat probe

French judges investigating suspicions that Yasser Arafat was poisoned are seeking to travel to the West Bank where the former Palestinian leader is buried, his widow said in a statement Wednesday.

Palestine

France opens Arafat assassination enquiry

French prosecutors have opened a murder enquiry into Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's 2004 death near Paris, sources close to the matter told AFP on Tuesday.

Palestine

Sarkozy to UN: admit Palestine as non-member

<p><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">French President Nicolas Sarkozy&nbsp;called Wednesday on the United Nations to admit Palestine as a non-member&nbsp;state, upgrading its status as a simple observer but opposing a Palestinian&nbsp;bid for full membership.</span></p>