Posted on 21/07/04
Defiant Arafat reasserts grip on power
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian president Yasser Arafat moved to reclaim control yesterday after days of political uncertainty and street violence that threatened to destabilize his regime.After another round of emergency consultations at Mr. Arafat's battered headquarters in Ramallah, prime minister Ahmed Qureia was still in office and appeared to have withdrawn a weekend resignation letter that the president rejected.
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