Dec 03, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Yemen has launched an $895 million project to build an oilrefinery.

Nov 29, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey and Turkmenistan have launched an effort to agree ondefense cooperation.

Nov 26, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has captured what officials termed was anextensive Iraqi-sponsored insurgency network in the West Bank.

Nov 25, 2001

AMMAN [MENL] -- Iraq and Jordan are preparing an imminent resumption of airlinks.