Jun 29, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia is preparing to launch negotiations forcontracts with eight Western oil companies awarded a stake in developing thekingdom's natural gas reserves.

Jul 05, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Kuwait has signaled its intention to launch along-awaited competition for a command, control, communications, computersand intelligence system.

Dec 19, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has appealedfor martyrs in the war against Israel.

Nov 14, 2002

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The Gulf Cooperation Council is said to have entered ahigher level of defense cooperation.