May 05, 2004
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Security threats have threatened the development ofenergy in several Middle East states.
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has concluded a major naval exercise in the PersianGulf.
LONDON [MENL] -- Britain's parliament has prepared for another round ofquestions regarding a Defence Ministry investigation into allegations thatBAe Systems secretly paid more than $100 million to prominent Saudis in aneffort topromote weapons sales
JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Palestinian insurgency groups have launched a drive torecruit foreign journalists and diplomats in an effort to smuggle moneyand explosives for attacks in Israel.