Jul 16, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Tension has been renewed among leading advisers ofPalestinianAuthority Chairman Yasser Arafat.

Jul 20, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- A leading European defense contractor plans to establisha center to help integrate electronic warfare systems.

Jul 25, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation has failedin efforts to win Iranian agreement for the referral of a dispute on threePersian Gulf islands to international arbitration.

Aug 10, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel expects to play a major role in Brazil's ALXadvanced trainer project.