Oct 19, 2000

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has accusedIsrael of planning to assassinate him.

Jun 29, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- A Kuwaiti company wants to buy Israel's stake in Egypt'sstate-owned oil refinery.

Jul 03, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syria has launched an indigenous version of a Scud-classmissile.

Jul 04, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel's government continued to teeter between itsstated ceasefire and orders to the military to assassinate Palestinianinsurgency leaders.