Sep 26, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Two years after they nearly went to war, Syria and Turkeyare launching efforts to cooperate on security issues.

Oct 03, 2000

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat arrivedin Amman in a better mood than usual.

Oct 05, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The State Department has warned Americans abroad to beon the alert for attacks amid the tension in the Middle East.

Oct 18, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who closed aU.S.-sponsored peace meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, hasnow turned his attention to an Arab League summit scheduled for the weekend.