41.   Putin earlier this week promised to provide air corridors for humanitarian operations and supply weapons to the Afghan opposition fighting the ruling Taliban militia.

42.   Putin promised earlier this week to provide air corridors for humanitarian operations and supply weapons to the Afghan opposition fighting the ruling Taliban militia.

43.   Respected columnist Nourah Abdul Aziz al-Khereiji wrote in the English-language Arab News that Arabs should supply weapons to the Palestinians, not just money.

44.   Russia also supplies weapons to the northern alliance via Tajikistan.

45.   Russian officials have denied reports that Moscow is supplying weapons to Afghan factions opposing the Taliban.

46.   Several other opposition leaders have said Moscow should supply weapons to Belgrade.

47.   Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to provide air corridors for humanitarian operations and supply weapons to the Afghan opposition fighting the ruling Taliban militia.

48.   Some historians believe that China was supplying weapons to the Khmer Rouge through Thailand.

49.   The authoritarian Lukashenko said last fall Belarus would supply weapons to Yugoslavia if NATO launched raids, but has so far announced no specific plans to do so.

50.   The Commonwealth leaders also discussed recent revelations that Russian illegally supplied weapons to Armenia, angering neighboring Azerbaijan.