Arafat Day, also known as the Day of Arafah, falls on the 9th day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah. Eid al Adha directly follows. Here's our guide.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Ugandan international Usama Arafat Kiza is edging closer to an exit from KCCA FC, the 13-time StarTimes Uganda Premier League ...

Israel warns of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire extension.