Arafat Fighting for His Life: ; Palestinians Transfer Some Powers to Prime Minister

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CLAMART, France - Yasser Arafat was reportedly fighting for his life Thursday at a French military hospital after losing consciousness, as anxious Palestinian officials transferred some of their 75-year-old leader's powers to Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia.

Doctors at Percy Military Training Hospital outside Paris, where Arafat was airlifted lOct. 29 after more than two years of confinement in the West Bank, quashed a swirl of reports that he had died. But the French doctors would not say much else, and confusion ruled as Palestinians issued conflicting reports about Arafat's condition and how close to death he was.

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Arafat Fighting for His Life: ; Palestinians Transfer Some Powers to Prime Minister

In an emergency meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah, the PLO executive committee empowered Qureia to deal with urgent administrative and financial matters, said committee member Qais Abdel Karim. Qureia also will meet with security chiefs in the Gaza Stri...

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