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 24, 2001

GAZA [MENL] -- Clashes have continued between Palestinian Authority forcesand dissident combatants over the future of the war against Israel.

Aug 02, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Northrop Grumman has launched talks with the state-ownedIsrael Aircraft Industries to examine the prospect of joining theirrespective unmanned air vehicles in a missile defense project for Israel andthe United States.

Aug 08, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria and Libya have signed a security accord as part ofan effort to improve relations between the two North African countries.