21.   The Geneva-based committee has previously granted awards monies to individuals harmed during the war.

22.   The Geneva-based committee has previously granted monies to individuals harmed during the war.

23.   The sanctions committee has granted exceptions to aid flights, including one organized by Zhirinovsky in December.

24.   U.N. spokesman Yasuhiro Ueki said the committee granted approval Tuesday but gave no further details.

25.   In May, a second committee granted Abu Zaid the position.

26.   The prize committee granted him the award for his work aimed at demonstrating that attempts to boost employment with inflationary policies are bound to fail.

27.   The UN sanctions committee earlier granted an exemption to the air ban but only for Egyptian planes to transport the Libyan pilgrims.

28.   The UN sanctions committee granted an exemption on Wednesday for Libyan pilgrims to travel by air to Jeddah from Libya but only on board Egypt Air planes.

29.   The committee granted all signatories the right to introduce the convention immediately or progressively over a period of three months.