31.  PLO chief Yasser Arafat met with an Islamic opposition leader in Gaza Friday and formed a reconciliation committee to work out future differences and prevent violence.

32.  Outbreaks of violence between the hard-line government and the mostly Islamic opposition still occur periodically in Tajikistan, despite the peace agreement.

33.  Persian Gulf leaders, who face Islamic opposition at home, have taken a cautious tone since the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan began.

34.  PLO chief Yasser Arafat said Sunday he was open to dialogue with his Islamic fundamentalist opposition, but only if it accepted the peace process with Israel.

35.  Rebels supporting an Islamic opposition launched a large-scale attack Wednesday against Tajik government troops, the Defense Ministry said.

36.  A five-year civil war between the government and mostly Islamic opposition ended last year, but sporadic violence continues.

37.  A Libyan Islamic opposition group claimed responsibility for an alleged attack on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the Al-Hayat newspaper reported Sunday.

38.  Accuse Sudan of supporting Islamic opposition within their borders.

39.  After the breakup of the Soviet Union, impoverished Tajikistan descended into civil war between a hard-line secular government and the mostly Islamic opposition.

40.  After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan descended into civil war between a Russian-backed secular government and the mostly Islamic opposition.