21.   Oil sales were banned under council sanctions imposed after the Kuwait invasion, which touched off the Gulf War.

22.   On Saturday, regional leaders suspended sanctions imposed on Burundi five days after Buyoya seized power, saying they hoped the move would give impetus to the talks.

23.   Opposition lawmakers from Europe and India on Wednesday said they would unitedly fight American trade sanctions imposed on countries that do not pass new patent laws.

24.   Reporting Serbia to the Security Council could mean further sanctions imposed on the government of President Slobodan Milosevic.

25.   Sanctions imposed against rump Yugoslavia to punish Milosevic for inciting the Bosnian war devastated its economy and excluded it from all multinational organizations.

26.   Sanctions imposed on Sierra Leone.

27.   Regarding Angola, Salim accused the UNITA rebels of intransigence and appealed to international leaders to respect U.N. sanctions imposed on the group.

28.   Sanctions imposed on the UNITA rebels bar arms and fuel sales and also ban diamond exports by the rebels.

29.   Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States might bring more sanctions on top of travel sanctions imposed against Mugabe and his allies last month.

30.   The Arab League on Sunday urged member states to ease the air sanctions imposed on Libya by the U.N. Security Council.