Jul 20, 2001
AMMAN [MENL] -- Jordan is expected to postpone elections for another yearamid rising tension within the Hashemite kingdom.
Jul 23, 2001
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Kuwait is negotiating for the purchase of Chineseartillery systems.
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has awarded an estimated $1 billion contract to aSouth Korean contractor for the production of artillery subsystems.
Jul 24, 2001
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has agreed to thestationing of CIA agents to revive the U.S.-sponsored ceasefire in the WestBank and Gaza Strip.