11.   The prosecutor general, Yuri Skuratov, who has strong Communist backing, was among the investigators.

12.   Three times now, President Boris Yeltsin has tried to get rid of a troublesome prosecutor general whose investigations into corruption have crept inside the Kremlin itself.

13.   Police officials referred queries to the prosecutor general, who could not immediately be reached for comment.

14.   Parliamentary approval would still be required for the prime minister, prosecutor general, high court judges and national bank head.

15.   A Cairo court on Wednesday banned the distribution of the next three issues of the opposition Al-Shaab newspaper for violating an order issued by the prosecutor general.

16.   A spokesman, Vladimir Bobrenyov, added that the prosecutor general had not yet received the request from Chechnya.

17.   A woman claiming to be an Israeli citizen has been detained in Lebanon, the prosecutor general said Wednesday.

18.   Abdel Khaliq, a former co-editor of Al-Wafd opposition newspaper, said the prosecutor general has started investigating in the case.

19.   According to Egyptian, law his complaint to the prosecutor general must be investigated and could result in another libel suit.

20.   Abdel Khaliq, a former co-editor of Al-Wafd opposition newspaper, said the prosecutor general has started investigating the case.