21.   Instead he demanded that both sides withdraw their troops from the Hanish archipelago of nine islands ahead of international arbitration.

22.   Instead he demanded both sides withdraw their troops from the Hanish archipelago of nine islands ahead of international arbitration.

23.   Both sides withdrew warships from the area after intense diplomatic pressure from the United States and personal intervention by President Bill Clinton.

24.   But Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki rejected the demands, insisting that both sides withdraw their troops from the Hanish archipelago of nine islands ahead of international arbitration.

25.   Eritrea demanded Friday that both sides withdrew their troops from the Hanish archipelago of nine islands before taking their dispute to international arbitration.

26.   English rugby league side Keighley withdrew their threat of legal action against the Rugby Football League on Thursday.

27.   Ramos, who has called Contemplacion a heroine, said he could not prevent such actions and both sides have since withdrawn their ambassadors.

28.   The Constitutional Court has called on the two sides to withdraw their referendum plans and find a compromise.