1.   It was a bloodless operation which met no resistance and coincided with the most important Moslem feast of Al-Adha.

2.   Abdallah al-Kuhaimi told reporters that Saudia would start flights to Beirut International Airport after the Moslem feast of Al-Adha, on Saturday.

3.   Because of the Moslem feast marking the end of Ramadan, human rights offices were closed.

4.   Egypt and several other Arab countries announced Sunday that the Moslem feast of Fitr marking the end of the Ramadan fasting month would start on Tuesday.

5.   Fighting was raging across all fronts after a three-day ceasefire, declared by Saleh to mark the Moslem feast of Al-Adha, never took hold.

6.   Eleven people were killed in three separate crashes during the Eid al-Fitr Moslem feast in early March.

7.   The releases also come on the eve of the Moslem feast of sacrifice and amid Palestinian authority moves to defuse tension with the opposition.

8.   Most of those on board were Egyptian workers returning home for the Moslem feast of Eid.

9.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat rallied Palestinians to the cause of Jerusalem as an Arab capital on Wednesday in a speech for the Moslem feast of sacrifice.

10.   Politics merged with religious observance on Tuesday as Palestinians celebrated the first day of the Moslem feast of Al-Fitr.