RAMAT GAN, Israel: Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, his personal doctor told AFP, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke. He died surrounded by family members, a source close to Peres told AFP. Peres had been in hospital near Tel Aviv since September 13, when he was admitted feeling unwell and suffered the stroke with internal bleeding. Peres had sought to maintain an active schedule despite his age, particularly through events related to his Peres Center for Peace. In March, he met British supermodel Naomi Campbell at his Peres Center for Peace during an event linked to International Women’s Day.

Source: Manila Times September 28, 2016 03:00 UTC