Court rejects attempt to reopen investigation into Yasser Arafat’s death

European court of human rights rules family's appeal over French hearing is manifestly ill-founded'

The widow and daughter of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat have lost an attempt to reopen an investigation into his death in 2004.

Suha El Kodwa Arafat and Zahwa El Kodwa Arafat, who are both French nationals, filed a criminal complaint to the European court of human rights that claimed Arafat had been the victim of premeditated murder.