Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Balata Refugee Camp In The Occupied West Bank

Fayez Arafat the director of the Yafa Cultural Center established at the initiative of the Committee for the Defense of Refugee Rights in 1996. The YCC strives to improve the cultural and intellectual condition of Palestinians by providing them with a space to develop their talents and skills and to enrich their knowledge of their national rights through civic education, including on democracy and human rights in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 25, 2024. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Balata Refugee Camp In The Occupied West Bank

Marah Arafat the daughter of Fayez Arafat the director of the Yafa Cultural Center and her friend Moustapha in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 25, 2024. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Balata Refugee Camp In The Occupied West Bank

Marah Arafat the daughter of Fayez Arafat the director of the Yafa Cultural Center established at the initiative of the Committee for the Defense of Refugee Rights in 1996. The YCC strives to improve the cultural and intellectual condition of Palestinians by providing them with a space to develop their talents and skills and to enrich their knowledge of their national rights through civic education, including on democracy and human rights in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 25, 2024. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Balata Refugee Camp In The Occupied West Bank

Fayez Arafat the director of the Yafa Cultural Center established at the initiative of the Committee for the Defense of Refugee Rights in 1996. The YCC strives to improve the cultural and intellectual condition of Palestinians by providing them with a space to develop their talents and skills and to enrich their knowledge of their national rights through civic education, including on democracy and human rights in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 25, 2024. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Balata Refugee Camp In The Occupied West Bank

Marah Arafat the daughter of Fayez Arafat the director of the Yafa Cultural Center established at the initiative of the Committee for the Defense of Refugee Rights in 1996. The YCC strives to improve the cultural and intellectual condition of Palestinians by providing them with a space to develop their talents and skills and to enrich their knowledge of their national rights through civic education, including on democracy and human rights in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on May 25, 2024. Photo by Khadija Toufik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Pope John-Paul II's Funeral At Vatican City

Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and his wife Asma, Suha Arafat (L) attend the funeral of Pope John-Paul II joining more than two million mourners including royalty and political power brokers on St Peter's Square at Vatican City on Friday April 8, 2005. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Nebinger-Zabulon/ABACA

E

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar and Interior Minister Saed Syam in Gaza City May 6, 2006. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Mohamed Atta/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Israeli Airstrikes Aftermath In Gaza Strip

A photo of Libyan President Muammar al-Qaddafi and Palestinian leader leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza in the rubbles of the houses damaged by Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

E

(SP)CHINA-RONGJIANG-FOOTBALL-VILLAGE SUPER LEAGUE-FRIENDLY MATCH(CN)

(240414) -- RONGJIANG, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Alzabidi Arafat Mohammed Seleh, a player of Guizhou University international students football team, competes during a friendly football match in Rongjiang County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 13, 2024. On the evening of Saturday, an eye-catching football match was ushered in at the China's "Village Super League" in Rongjiang County. The football team of international students from Guizhou University played against the Jiangxi Rice Noodle team from Shangrao City. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

E

(SP)UGANDA-BUIKWE-CECAFA U15 BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP

(231108) -- BUIKWE, Nov. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Felix Marial (L) of South Sudan and Arafat Nkoola of Uganda compete for the ball during the match between Uganda and South Sudan at the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) U15 Boys Championship in Buikwe District, Uganda, on Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

E

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231007) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arafat Ahmed Minhas of Pakistan competes during the Men's Bronze Medal Match of Cricket between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

E

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arafat Ahmed Minhas of Pakistan competes during the Men's Semifinal match of Cricket between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

E

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CRICKET (CN)

(231006) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Arafat Ahmed Minhas of Pakistan competes during the Men's Semifinal match of Cricket between Pakistan and Afghanistan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

E

UNRWA suspends services in Lebanon's Ain Al-Helweh as armed groups occupy agency's facilities

STORY: UNRWA suspends services in Lebanon's Ain Al-Helweh against armed groups' occupation DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:11 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. a sign for Ain Al-Helweh Camp 2. buildings bombed in Ain Al-Helweh 3. the sign of a school in the camp 4. a sign forbidding the use of weapons 5. various of the camp 6. a building bombed during the clashes 7. a man raising a flag 8. a building bombed during the clashes 9. a man using a binocular 10. a photo of the martyrs 11. a photo of Yasser Arafat 12. various of the camp 13. various of a building bombed during the clashes 14. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabs): FOUAD OSMAN, Palestinian official 15. various of a building bombed during the clashes 16. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabs): MUSTAFA AL ATHARI, Camp resident 17. various of the camp STORYLINE: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) on Friday announced that it suspended all its services inside the Ain Al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon to protes

E

Soaring livestock prices in Palestine dim joy of Eid

STORY: Soaring livestock prices in Palestine dim joy of Eid DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the livestock market in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ABU ISSA, Ramallah resident 3. various of the livestock market in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED BADAWI, Gaza resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SHUHAIBER, Livestock merchant in Gaza 6. various of the livestock market in Gaza 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): HASSAN ARAFAT, Nablus-based merchant STORYLINE: The Palestinians have felt the pinch of a high cost of living as they celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, after the prices of livestock soared in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In a crowded livestock market in the West Bank city of Nablus, most of the visitors balked at the prohibitive prices even though vendors were willing to accept monthly installments. After hours of haggling in the market, Mohammed Abu Issa, 59, managed

E

Palestinians mark 75th anniversary of Nakba

STORY: Palestinians mark 75th anniversary of Nakba DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:58 LOCATION: GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration in the West Bank 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HASSAN SAFI, Ramallah resident 3. various of the demonstration in the West Bank 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NOWAR MUSLIH, Ramallah resident 5. various of the demonstration in the West Bank 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUSLIH, Ramallah resident STORYLINE: Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip marked the 75th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba day, or the day of "catastrophe," on Monday with large-scale rallies and demonstrations. The Nakba Day is observed annually on May 15 by Palestinians to remember the expulsion of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homes after the establishment of Israel in 1948. In the West Bank city of Ramallah, a large-scale demonstration took place in front of the tomb of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat before p

E

Arab League calls upon int'l community to recognize Palestinian state

STORY: Arab League calls upon int'l community to recognize Palestinian state DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Arab League building 2. various of a session 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAEED ABU ALI, Arab League assistant secretary-general for Palestine affairs and occupied Arab territories 4. various of the session STORYLINE: The Arab League affirmed on Sunday that the Palestinian people still follow the path of the late President Yasser Arafat by remaining steadfast in the face of Israeli occupation. Speaking at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Yasser Arafat Foundation held in Cairo, Saeed Abu Ali, Arab League assistant secretary-general for Palestine affairs and occupied Arab territories, called on the UN　Security Council to assume its responsibilities to protect the Palestinian people. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAEED ABU ALI, Arab League assistant secretary-general for Palestine affairs and occupied Arab territories "The international

E

Ex-Palestinian leader Arafat speaks in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Yasser Arafat, the late president of the Palestinian Authority, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in March 2004.

E

Senior Palestinian official speaks in interview

JERUSALEM, Israel - Abbas Zaki, a senior Palestinian official, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Ramallah in the central West Bank on Oct. 28, 2014. On the wall are photographs of Yasser Arafat, the late president of the Palestinian Authority, and incumbent President Mahmoud Abbas.

E

Arafat grave

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Photo shows the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah on Nov. 27, 2012. The grave was excavated the same day to look into an allegation that Arafat might have been poisoned.

E

Arafat grave

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Photo shows the grave of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah on Nov. 27, 2012. The grave was excavated the same day to look into an allegation that Arafat might have been poisoned.

E

Hatoyama lays flowers at Arafat's grave

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from front) lays flowers at the grave of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah on the West Bank on Nov. 22.

E

(1)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - A young boy holds up a picture of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza on Nov. 11 near tires that have been set ablaze. Arafat died in Paris earlier in the day.

E

(3)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - People gather in Gaza on Nov. 11 after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat earlier in the day.

E

(2)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - Women cry in Gaza on Nov. 11 after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat earlier in the day.

E

PLO leaders meet without Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The seat of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, between former Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, is vacant as the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization met at Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Oct. 30, one day after he left for medical treatment in Paris.

E

Foreign Minister Kawaguchi in Mideast

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat kisses Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's hand on June 8 in Ramallah, West Bank, after holding talks at his office.

E

Arafat seeks Japan's contribution to Mideast peace

JERUSALEM, Israel - Taku Yamasaki (R), secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, met with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) on May 3 at Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where Arafat had been under virtual house arrest for one month until May 2. In the meeting, Arafat urged Japan to play an active role in helping put the staggering Mideast peace process back on track, Japanese officials said.

E

Japan coalition officials meet Palestinian leader Arafat

JERUSALEM, Israel - The secretaries general of Japan's three ruling parties conferred with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan. 12 to express their grave concerns over armed clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. From right are Arafat, Taku Yamasaki of the Liberal Democratic Party, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of the New Komeito party and Toshihiro Nikai of the New Conservative Party. The group led by Yamasaki arrived Jan. 11 in Tel Aviv on a five-day trip to the region.

E

Arafat speaks before leaving Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat speaks at a news conference at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 18 before leaving Japan after a two-day visit. Arafat was urged by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori not to declare an independent Palestinian state without a peace agreement with Israel.

E

Arafat meets with Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori shake hands before they begin talks at the premier's official residence Aug. 16.

E

Arafat arrives in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 17 for talks with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on the Middle East peace process.

E

Mori meets Peres in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) shakes hands with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres at his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Peres was in Japan as a special envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Peres asked Mori to tell Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to make a unilateral declaration of independence even if the negotiations for Middle East peace are not settled by the deadline of Sep. 13.

E

Arafat meets press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Arafat, who arrived in Japan on Thursday to attend a two-day conference on Palestinian aid, said he welcomed Israel's release earlier in the day of 151 Palestinian prisoners in line with the interim peace accord signed last month.

E

Palestinian, Israeli leaders shake hands at donors meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) shakes hands with Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Nawaf Massalha at a plenary session meeting of a group of donor nations to assess and formulate ways to more effectively implement assistance to the Palestinian authority. The meeting took place at Japan's Foreign Ministry on Oct. 15. Foreign Minister Yohei Kono claps his hands.

E

Donors to Palestinian authority begin meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) as donor nations and international bodies begin a meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 15 to assess and formulate ways to implement assistance to the Palestinian authority.

E

Obuchi meets Palestinian leader Arafat

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) shakes hands with visiting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on April 8 prior to their meeting at Obuchi's official residence in Tokyo. Arafat arrived in Japan on April 7 for a two-day visit.

E

Arafat arrives in Beijing

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) and Chinese PresidentJiang Zemin review a guard of honor in front of the Great Hall of thePeople in Beijing on July 13. Arafat arrived in the Chinese capitalearlier in the day for a three-day visit to seek China's help in reviving the stalled Middle East peace process.

E

Palestinians mark 18th anniversary of late leader Arafat's death

STORY: Palestinians mark 18th anniversary of late leader Arafat's death DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: GAZA/RAMALLAH, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gazans participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EMAD AL-AGHA, Senior Fatah official in Gaza 3. various of Palestinians participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): GHASSAN NIMIR, Senior Fatah official in Ramallah 5. various of Palestinians participating in a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death STORYLINE: Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. In the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip, tens of thousands of local residents participated in a rally for the first time in five years after a ban was lifted by the ruling Palestinian Is

E

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

E

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

E

MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-ARAFAT-DEATH-18TH ANNIVERSARY

(221110) -- GAZA, Nov. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian people attend a rally to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza City, on Nov. 10, 2022. Palestinians on Thursday commemorated the 18th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

E

Palestinians hold mass protests against Biden's visit

STORY: Palestinians hold mass protests against Biden's visit DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHADIR HABIB, Senior leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ARAFAT ABU RAS, Ramallah-based protester 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative STORYLINE: Thousands of Palestinians on Thursday staged demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip against U.S. President Joe Biden's first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, slamming his biased stance on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. In the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), hundreds of Palestinians waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans at the square of the Unknown Soldier in western Gaza City to condemn Biden's visit which started on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHADIR HABIB, Senior leader of the Islamic J

E

(SP)INDONESIA-BANDUNG-FIFA-FRIENDLY-MATCH-FOOTBALL-INDONESIA-BANGLADESH

(220602) -- BANDUNG, June 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Saddil Ramdani (L) of Indonesia competes with Yeasin Arafat of Bangladesh during a FIFA Friendly Match between Indonesia and Bangladesh at Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on June 1, 2022. (Photo by Septianjar/Xinhua)

E

Japan coalition officials meet Palestinian leader Arafat

JERUSALEM, Israel - The secretaries general of Japan's three ruling parties conferred with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Jan. 12 to express their grave concerns over armed clashes between Israel and the Palestinians. From right are Arafat, Taku Yamasaki of the Liberal Democratic Party, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of the New Komeito party and Toshihiro Nikai of the New Conservative Party. The group led by Yamasaki arrived Jan. 11 in Tel Aviv on a five-day trip to the region.

E

(2)Arafat's memory in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken in September 1996, shows Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat meeting with Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace when he visited Japan. (Kyodo)

E

(2)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - Women cry in Gaza on Nov. 11 after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

E

(1)Arafat's memory in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in October 1981, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is seen talking with then Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki in Tokyo when he first visited Japan. Arafat died at Percy Military Training Hospital on the outskirts of Paris at 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 11. (Kyodo)

E

(3)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - People gather in Gaza on Nov. 11 after the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

E

(1)People in Gaza mourn Arafat's death

GAZA, Gaza - A young boy holds up a picture of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Gaza on Nov. 11 near tires that have been set ablaze. Arafat died in Paris earlier in the day. (Kyodo)