61.   Under heavy Israeli and international pressure, Arafat then ordered the closure of all offices and organisations linked to Hamas and its smaller rival, Islamic Jihad.

62.   Israel ordered a closure of the entire West Bank and Gaza Strip following the bombing.

63.   Kinshasa governor Bernardin Mungule Diaka ordered the closure of the capital on Thursday, while the authorities have also moved to place Kikwit under a curfew and quarantine.

64.   Last December, the government ordered the closure of the Indian consulate in Karachi, accusing Indian diplomats of fomenting unrest.

65.   Late Friday, the interior ministry ordered the closure of discos across the country.

66.   Local officials have ordered the closure of all private mines in the Mashan area on the grounds that recent flooding has made continued operations unsafe.

67.   Military ruler General Sani Abacha signed a decree ordering the closure of the groups, government press spokesman David Attah told the radio station.

68.   Netanyahu also said during the press conference with Mubarak that he ordered the closure of four Palestinian offices in east Jerusalem on Tuesday because they violated the Oslo accords.

69.   On Friday, Beirut ordered the closure of sea routes between the two countries, amid reports that hundreds of expelled Palestinians were heading for Lebanon.

70.   Officials ordered the closure of another building in the city housing FBI offices.