Medical tests carried out on Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who has been admitted in a French military hospital, have ruled out that he is suffering from any life-threatening condition, a senior aide said on Sunday.

Senior aide Nabil Abu Rdainah said doctors had carried out tests for leukaemia and found that the Palestinian president did not have the blood cancer or any other critical illness.

Arafat underwent a series of medical tests on Saturday at a military hospital in France. He flew to the hospital outside Paris on Friday after leaving his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Meanwhile, hospital sources said the doctors were also looking into the possibility of viral infection or poisoning.

The final test results will be ready by Wednesday, the sources said.

Source: Xinhua