31.   As the diplomatic contacts continued, Israeli braced for more Palestinian riots after Muslim noon prayers Friday.

32.   As well as meeting President Hosni Mubarak, he will tour Islamic monuments and the pyramids and attend Friday noon prayers at a Cairo mosque.

33.   Arafat, who attended noon prayers Friday at a Gaza City mosque, refused to comment on the elections.

34.   At Friday noon prayers at a Gaza City mosque, Arafat looked pale and tense.

35.   Beheadings are usually carried in squares outside mosques after the noon prayers on the Muslim sabbath.

36.   Beheadings are usually carried out by the sword in public near mosques after Muslim noon prayers.

37.   Clashes erupted before and after Muslim noon prayers.

38.   Death sentences are usually carried out by the sword in public near mosques after Muslim noon prayers.

39.   Erbakan, leader of the Islamic-oriented Welfare Party, is to visit Muslim and Pharaonic sites in Egypt and attend Friday noon prayers at a Cairo mosque.

40.   Friday is a crucial test, a Muslim holy day when noon prayers are often followed by violent protests.