1.   A three-way security meeting headed by Zinni could take place as early as Monday, if the Israeli troops will withdraw first, Qureia said.

2.   Bad weather delayed the arrival of reinforcement troops by a day, and it was uncertain when the rebels withdrew, the officers said.

3.   One of six candidates who withdrew said in a newspaper interview published Friday that voter turnout was significantly lower than officially reported.

4.   On Tuesday the case was thrown into further turmoil when the presiding judge withdrew, saying he did not have the confidence of the defence or of the accused.