61.   The North Midlands league disciplinary committee imposed a similar ban Monday.

62.   The top civilian prosecutor recently ordered a similar ban on reporting about a pending libel suit by Interior Minister Hassan el-Alfy.

63.   Ireland lifted a similar ban earlier this year.

64.   A similar ban was expected to be imposed Saturday.

65.   A similar ban imposed last month on the mainly Moslem Bosnian army is still in place, Boudreau added.

66.   A similar ban took effect in the nearby port of Tianjin on Wednesday.

67.   Cui Jian, the most famous of Chinese rockers, is serving a similar ban.

68.   League officials slapped a similar ban on second division side Red Star after fans threw stones and other missiles at visiting Marseille players a week ago.

69.   North Rhine-Westphalia on Monday announced a similar ban, which has also been enforced in Lower Saxony.

70.   Paris mayor Jean Tiberi is considering whether to impose a similar ban in the French capital itself.