31.   Zedillo also made a political opening by naming an opposition party member to the Cabinet for the first time.

32.   A motorcade then took them to the official opening by the seaside.

33.   The violence was sparked by the opening by the Israelis of an entrance to the Al-Aqsa mosque in east Jerusalem, a site sacred to Moslems.

34.   Violent clashes broke out last September when Palestinians protested the opening by Israel of an archeological tunnel running alongside the Temple Mount.

35.   Israeli troops fired on Palestinians demonstrating against the opening by the Israeli authorities of a new entrance to a tunnel passing under a sacred Moslem site in east Jerusalem.

36.   It was an emphatic opening by the Dutch, who reaffirmed their status as tournament favourites after shaky first round matches, by rivals Australia and Germany on Wednesday.

37.   The president also plans to match any openings by Castro with a concurrent US gesture, the White House said in a statement.