Journalists sometimes hear shocking statements—ones they lock away in their memory, fearing their repercussions. Some are too ...

And so, Yasser Arafat, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), arrived at the United Nations headquarters in ...

Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat back in 2000 are being revisited now that he’s making a combat bid ...

A charity kitchen in the occupied West Bank has expanded its usual operations to help displaced Palestinians trying to mark ...

President Mahmoud Abbas surprised the Palestinian people with his announcement of what he called reform measures taken in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Fatah movement. In the PLO ...

The nickname Yasir or Yasser means “easy-going” in Arabic. Arafat acquired it as a teenager. Arafat’s alias, Abu Ammar, was adopted in the mid 1960s. 1950s – After graduating from college ...

Here’s a look at the life of the late Yasser Arafat, who was president of the Palestinian Authority.Personal:Birth date: August ...