Oct 07, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration, amid intensive efforts tobuild an international coalition against Saudi billionaire fugitive OsamaBin Laden, has muted its dispute with Russia over its planned arms sales toIran and other Middle East

Oct 08, 2001

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani left a long shoppinglist of Russian weapons during his recent visit to Moscow.

Oct 10, 2001

GAZA [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority is on emergency alert amidunprecedented unrest against the rule of chairman Yasser Arafat.

Oct 17, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has begun production of its new main battle tank.