51.   Libyan television said Mandela had phoned Gadhafi to tell him of his plans to visit al-Megrahi and check his health and his detention conditions.

52.   Libyan television said Sgarbi, an art critic, was accompanied by a group of Italian journalists.

53.   Libyan television showed Mayor alighting from a small white jet at the airport to be met by the minister for labor and vocational training, Maatug Mohamed Maatug.

54.   Libyan television Sunday showed el-Bashir boarding an airplane in the Libyan coastal town of Sirte for the trip to Sudan.

55.   Libyan television broadcast the speech, which was monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp..

56.   Libyan television, monitored in Cairo, broadcast the departure live from the international airport in Tripoli, the Libyan capital.

57.   Libyan television, monitored in Cairo, interrupted its normal programs to show the arrival of a plane from the national carrier Sudan Airways.

58.   Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi met with Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on Monday for talks on boosting relations between the two countries, Libyan television reported.

59.   Libyan television also showed a delegation of OAU officials arriving in Tripoli Friday for what it said were discussions on African conflicts.

60.   Libyan television focused on his arrival and his news conference for Libyan media, lavishing him with praise.