31.   In his statement received Tuesday, the tourism minister accused the media of rushing to judgment.

32.   In interviews since taking over as aviation and tourism minister in the interim government, he had spoken enthusiastically of his wish to make Afghanistan a tourist destination.

33.   Interim leader Hamid Karzai said Sunday there had been more arrests made in the killing of aviation and tourism minister Abdul Rahman.

34.   Israel and Tunisia are close to establishing diplomatic relations, their tourism ministers announced on Wednesday.

35.   Israel launched incursions into six Palestinian-controlled towns starting last week to hunt down and arrest the militants who killed ultranationalist tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi.

36.   Israel radio and army radio said the victim was the hard line tourism minister, Rehavam Zeevi.

37.   Israeli tourism minister dies after being seriously wounded in shooting attack claimed by Palestinian militants, hospital officials say.

38.   Israel affirmed the pledge earlier Thursday, after a security Cabinet meeting called to discuss its response to the assassination of the Israeli tourism minister, Rehavam Zeevi.

39.   Israeli troops entered two more West Bank towns on Saturday in incursions triggered by the assassination of the Israeli tourism minister by Palestinian militants earlier this week.

40.   Israeli troops entered two more West Banks town on Saturday in incursions triggered by the assassination of the Israeli tourism minister by Palestinian militants earlier this week.