Jul 03, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- France and the United Arab Emirates have joined forcesto establish a defense firm that will focus on aerospace and defenseelectronics.

Jul 16, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has completed the first stage of its natural gaspipeline project.

Jul 23, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Sudan seeks South African cooperation to explore for oil andnatural gas in the war-torn south of the Arab country.

Jul 25, 2001

LONDON [MENL] -- Bahrain has expressed its intention to expand defensecooperation with Britain.