11.   About two million Moslem pilgrims have gathered at Mina to attend the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.

12.   Fire broke out on Friday in a camp reserved for Moslem pilgrims making the trip to Mecca, officials said.

13.   The statement came after Libya said Thursday it would fly more Moslem pilgrims to Saudi Arabia after defying a four-year UN ban on Libyan flights on Tuesday.

14.   The UN Security Council late Thursday accused Libya of violating a UN air embargo by flying Moslem pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, and warned Tripoli against attempting further violations.

15.   Thirty Pakistanis were killed Tuesday in a fire that swept through the tent camps of Moslem pilgrims near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the Pakistani consulate in Jeddah said.

16.   Kadhafi has vowed to challenge the air embargo by sending Moslem pilgrims to Mecca in Saudi Arabia aboard Libyan aircraft for the annual pilgrimage in May.

17.   On Sunday, buses carrying Moslem pilgrims and fleeing Charisharief residents entered the besieged town for the first time since the army launched the operation, residents said.

18.   One Libyan plane took off from Tripoli airport Wednesday carrying Moslem pilgrims bound for Mecca.

19.   Pakistani leaders on Tuesday expressed their sorrow over the loss of lives in a fire that destroyed the camps of Moslem pilgrims near Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

20.   Saudi authorities said Thursday they would confiscate the passports of Moslem pilgrims to Mecca to ensure they leave the Gulf kingdom at the end of the annual ritual.