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Yasser and Fathi Arafat remembered, 20 years after their deaths

By Kouthar Sambo Palestinian icon Yasser Arafat was renowned for nurturing a strong Palestinian political group internationally by establishing the Fatah Party while his brother Fathi Arafat headed the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, and focused on social support, providing support and healthcare for Palestinians - 20 years later the duo is still remembered. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, a Senior lecturer of law and politics and Middle Eastern analyst Dr. […]

today19 November 2024

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Thousands in Gaza commemorate Arafat’s death

Hundreds of thousands of people waving the yellow Fatah flag gathered on Saturday in Gaza City to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Thousands of Gazans started reserving spaces in the Gaza City square, anticipating the event planned for midday Saturday with the participation of representatives of all the Palestinian factions. Arafat died at a Paris hospital on November 11, 2004 after he was […]

today12 November 2017

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