41.   A young Bahraini protestor was killed when police broke up a demonstration in a Shiite village in east Bahrain, exiled opposition groups said Friday.

42.   The Shiite villages of Sanabes, Jid Hafs, Daih, Barbar and Al-Diraz were also calm, a witness who visited them Friday said.

43.   Under the arrangements the Hezbollah does not rocket Israel communities so long as Israel does not shell Shiite villages in southern Lebanon.

44.   Police overnight Tuesday broke up several anti-government protests in the Shiite villages of Jid Hafs, Diraz and Bani Jamra, west of Manama.

45.   Security forces were also deployed in strength around Shiite villages near the capital Manama and used tear gas to disperse an anti-government demonstration in one of them, Sitra.

46.   Shiite villages have been the focus of demonstrations and clashes between the mainly Sunni Moslem authorities and the poorer majority Shiite population, who are calling for political reforms.

47.   Security forces have stepped up their numbers around Shiite villages near Manama but life appears to be going on as normal, an AFP correspondent said.

48.   Tension was high in Shiite villages on Saturday, according to a statement sent to AFP.

49.   The clashes took place in several mainly Shiite villages on the road from Manama to Budaya and in Sitra, to the east.

50.   The group said more demonstrations took place in the Shiite villages of Sanabes, Jidhafs and Diraz.