1.   On Tuesday a five-judge appellate panel of the court heard arguments about whether that hold should remain in effect.

2.   The holds remained closed until Monday, when the crew opened them to let the gas dissipate before the ship arrived in New York.

3.   Whether peace will finally take hold remains unclear.

4.   However, who will lead the transitional government and when a cease-fire will take hold remained unresolved.

5.   Just how many weapons the rebels hold remains unclear.