Al-Ahram Weekly Online   18 - 24 November 2004
Issue No. 717
Special
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

A solemn procession
Arafat was bid farewell in a state funeral in Cairo attended by representatives of 61 countries. Reem Nafie was there
A collective sigh
Dina Ezzat assembles the unofficial Arab reaction to Arafat's death
Befitting send-off
The impressive funeral of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah was ample evidence of the late Palestinian leader's popularity, Khaled Amayreh reports from Ramallah
Tunis mourns Arafat
Aysha Ramadan reports from Tunis on the significance of the late Palestinian leader's sojourn in the North African country
Israel's democratic dilemma
Free and fair elections? Israel will do its very best to stop them, reports Khaled Amayreh
Cause unknown?
How did Arafat die? Sherine Bahaa reports on the mystery surrounding the Palestinian leader's demise
'Prescription for disaster'
The death of Arafat seems set to produce little more than photo-ops aimed at saving discredited Arab governments and making Bush look good. Khaled Dawoud reports from Washington

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