Feb 23, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The growing population density in the Gaza Strip could beeased by the construction of islands in the Mediterranean Sea that couldhouse hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.

Feb 20, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. military is preparing to revise its war plansunless Turkey approves the immediate deployment of up to 40,000 Americancombat troops by the weekend.

Feb 14, 2003

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has threatened to delay a decision for thedeployment of U.S. troops in preparation for the war against Iraq.

Feb 13, 2003

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The United Arab Emirates has detailed its contributionto a Gulf Cooperation Council force sent to protect Kuwait from an Iraqiattack.