101.   Later Wednesday, Arafat was to address the Palestinian legislative council, one of the strongholds of those demanding reform.

102.   Majzoub Khalifa, the governor of Khartoum state, was elected by a legislative council and will remain in power.

103.   Monday, the group will travel to Ramallah, West Bank to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the Palestinian legislative council.

104.   Mr Lau did not say whether he will eventually run for the legislative council if he wins a seat in the Election Committee.

105.   Mustafa Kalemli told the Palestinian legislative council here that only a strong, prosperous Palestinian state can bring stability to the region.

106.   On Wednesday, Chirac was to address the Palestinian legislative council, the first foreign leader to do so.

107.   On Wednesday, Chirac was to address the Palestinian legislative council in the West Bank town of Ramallah, the first foreign leader to do so.

108.   One of the Palestinian demonstrators was Ahmed Qureia, speaker of the Palestinian legislative council.

109.   Palestinian lawmakers reelected Ahmed Qureia on Thursday to a second term as a speaker of the Palestinian legislative council.

110.   On Wednesday, Chirac was to speak before the Palestinian legislative council in what was seen as a gesture to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.