111.   Zeroual has been holding consultations with representatives of political parties in Algeria to lay the groundwork for an independent commission for monitoring elections.

112.   Jiffri said six Iraqis were being held prisoner in Hadhramaut.

113.   Masoom said religious scholars were currently holding a meeting in Kandahar to review the implementation of Islamic Sharia law and administrative issues in Taliban-controlled areas.

114.   Men and women were being kept together, and children as young as nine years old were being held with adults -- and in some cases being raped.

115.   The action against the two newspapers came as both a press festival and an international book fair were being held in Tehran.

116.   The double closures took place as both a press festival and an international book fair were being held in Tehran.