1.   But Skuratov has stopped short of accusing the ministry of directly interfering in his work.

2.   Egyptian and Western human rights groups have accused the ministry of detaining suspected militants for long periods with without trial and using torture systematically to quell the Islamic uprising.

3.   He was not seriously hurt but accused the ministry of sending the attackers.

4.   The bankers have responded by accusing the ministry of meddling in the affairs of private companies, Japanese press and TV reports said.

5.   The health ministry was accused of knowingly wand distributing expired medicine to hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

6.   The health ministry was accused of knowingly distributing expired medicine to hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

7.   The union accused the ministry of planning to hire guards from private companies at Greek sites.

8.   The ministry was accused of having learnt of the case a month before the US authorities but failing to immediately inform US authorities.

9.   Last year, Greenpeace accused the ministry of environment of covering up the issue of toxic waste buried in north Lebanon.