Nov 29, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Leading Palestinians are quietly discussing a successorto Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat.

Dec 10, 2001

ATHENS [MENL] -- A German consortium has bought Greece's ailing andlargestshipyard.

Dec 12, 2001

ATHENS [MENL] -- Greece is bolstering its navy with new subsystems.

Dec 13, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Yemen has suffered a setback in its military campaignagainst Islamic insurgents.