Aug 24, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has warned that it cannot improve relations withIran unless the Islamic republic ends support for insurgent movements.

Aug 27, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Iran will begin delivering gas to Turkey by next summer, asenior Turkish official said.

Sep 04, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The spiritual leader of Lebanon's Shi'ites has reportedlydied,ending a simmering dispute over leadership of the Shi'ite world.

Sep 05, 2000

ATHENS [MENL] -- Greece has decided to continue defense cooperation withArmenia in what officials termed a "strategic partnership." The cooperation was declared during a four-day meeting in Yerevan by aGreek military delegation. Both countries