61.   Jose Miguel Vivanco of Human Rights Watch said it was unprecedented for the three groups to issue such a report.

62.   Mwamba said his group issues licenses, collects taxes and ensures exporters operate under international norms.

63.   No group issued any warning or claimed responsibility for the blast, caused by a crude devise made using small gas canisters.

64.   On the decades-old scourge of land mines, human rights groups issued a statement Friday complaining that progress in intricate negotiations was too slow.

65.   On Wednesday, the human rights group Amnesty International issued a statement saying it was appealing to King Fahd to ensure that no death sentence or floggings were imposed.

66.   One militant group has issued a statement supporting a still vague initiative by a jailed leader of the main faction, al-Gamaa al-Islamiya.

67.   Several other peace groups have issued similar reports in the past.

68.   Shallah denied that his group issued any statements saying the suicide bombers in a Jerusalem market last month were from the Jihad or that they came from Lebanon.

69.   The bilateral group will issue a report to the leaders by year end, the U.S. official said.

70.   The consumer groups later issued a joint statement with opposition parties criticizing the police.