1.   He had shared a pre-dawn breakfast of pita bread and cheese with the besieged leader of the Palestinian national movement.

2.   Palestinian officials said that if he does not meet besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, then no Palestinian officials would see Powell.

3.   A group of Greek parliament members and activists said Tuesday they would try to meet with besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his West Bank compound.

4.   Israel blocks European diplomats from meeting Yasser Arafat, while the U.S. envoy pushes for a visit with the besieged Palestinian leader.

5.   Meanwhile, the Israeli and Palestinians gave conflicting accounts of a shooting incident Saturday night at the compound of besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

6.   He also has been seen as a successor to besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

7.   He will go on to meet besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

8.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon authorized US peace envoy Anthony Zinni Thursday to see the besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an Israeli official said.

9.   Israel will not allow a EU delegation to visit besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an Israeli official told AFP Thursday.

10.   A leading Palestinian diplomat lamented Sunday how few Arab leaders were contacting besieged Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who appears increasingly isolated.