11.   Hemmed in by a tightening Israeli stranglehold, which triggered overnight exchanges of fire outside his Ramallah offices, Arafat is also facing increasing dissent among Palestinian hardliners.

12.   Hemmed in by a tightening Israeli stranglehold, which triggered overnight exchanges of fire outside his Ramallah offices, Arafat was also facing increasing dissent among Palestinian hardliners.

13.   Arafat is also facing increasing dissent among Palestinian hardliners.

14.   Saddam Hussein faces growing dissent within the army but there is no immediate or coordinated threat to his rule, experts said last week.

15.   The Iraqi president faces growing dissent within the army but there is no immediate or coordinated threat to his rule, experts said on Thursday.