Bump and Update: Time Magazine reports that Yaser Arafat has stomach cancer. Palestinian authorities have not confirmed this but they deny that he had a heart attack:

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Original Post: 10/7

We're glued to watching the recall results like the rest of you, but we just caught wind of this and thought we'd pass it on. Palestinian leader Yaser Arafat has suffered a heart attack.

Yasser Arafat has suffered a mild heart attack but the Palestinian leadership has sought to keep his health problems secret for fear it will "create panic".

The 74-year-old Palestinian president, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, disappeared from public view last week and re-emerged at the weekend looking extremely ill. His face was pale and pinched, he had lost weight and he was almost inaudible. He had trouble standing for more than a few minutes at a time.

.... "Although he has had a slight heart attack, the doctors say he will make a full recovery. He is in full control. There is nothing to worry about," said a close aide to Mr Arafat, who did not wish to be named.