Fighting was still reported in the vital oil-rich province of Shabwa.

Islamic insurgents want a separate state in Aceh, an oil-rich province on the northern tip of Sumatra.

However, Kazakhstani officials eventually conceded that the attack was probably linked to Islamic extremists in the oil-rich province.

Sporadic protests are not confined to the oil-rich eastern province where the minority Shia community live.

The accord provides for autonomy and free elections in the Muslim oil-rich province of Aceh; in return the Gam must disarm.

In the oil-rich province of Aceh, warring separatists seek to create a strict Islamic state.

They are practically shut out of the oil-rich eastern provinces, where Shiites form a majority of the population.

Mrs. Megawati's handling of the pro-independence rebellion in Aceh - an oil-rich province on Sumatra - will be crucial.

As governor of an oil-rich province, Mr. Kirchner has also shown himself to be a fairly canny money manager.

These areas include Kuwait, Bahrain, the oil-rich eastern province of Saudi Arabia and Iraq.