Jan 12, 2003

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has refused to relay acommitment for a ceasefire with Israel.

Jan 10, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has withheld a request from Egypt forthe extradition of a Palestinian insurgency leader wanted for the killing ofan American during the seizing of a cruise ship in 1985.

Jan 09, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syrian troops fired on an Israeli military unit in theGolan Heights in the first such incident in years.

Jan 06, 2003

CAIRO [MENL] -- The ceasefire in southern Sudan is said to have beenshattered.