21.   A ministry statement did not say when the crime took place.

22.   A ministry statement identified none of the account holders.

23.   A ministry statement only said the previous Israeli government had already decided to built in Efrat and Elkana, the settlements earmarked for expansion.

24.   A ministry statement said Mucic was suspected by the Hague tribunal and by Yugoslav authorities of having committed war crimes against Serbs in Bosnia.

25.   A ministry statement said the assailants fled on foot after killing Ahmed Abbas Hassan on Friday night in the village of Monshaet el-Maghalta, near Mallawi.

26.   A ministry statement said the break from the camp occurred Monday but did not say how many of the workers were Sudanese.

27.   A ministry statement said the defendants dragged Zafer al-Shihri out of his vehicle, set him on fire and drove away with his car.

28.   A ministry statement said the move did not correspond to the spirit of partnership between the two countries.

29.   A ministry statement said without elaboration that operations were performed on six of the injured who apparently were in serious condition.

30.   A later ministry statement said the Iranian ambassador was told Paris indefinitely postponed a visit next week by the Iranian vice-minister of foreign affairs.