Oct 24, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- U.S. forces throughout much of the Middle East havebeen placed on alert amid threats of a terrorist attack.

Oct 31, 2000

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Israel is trying to woo Russia away from selling weapons tothe Arab world.

Jun 28, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- The United States will not pressure Israel to launchpolitical talks with the Palestinian Authority amid the violence of theIsraeli-Palestinian war.

Jul 05, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The Gulf Cooperation Council is urging holdouts toratify a regional defense pact.