Oct 05, 2000

LONDON [MENL] -- Iraq, seeking to shatter the United Nations embargo, hasoffered an olive branch to its neighbor Iran.

Nov 01, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- A force of up to five Iraqi divisions appears to haveended its threat of approaching west to the Jordanian and Syrian borders.

Jul 02, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Algeria faces the biggest challenge in a decade withthe rapid escalation of unrest by the Berber minority and the United Statesshould press for reforms in that North African country, a report says.

Jul 03, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Kuwaiti Defense Minister Jaber Mubarak Al Sabah arrives inCairo to complete a $120 million deal for an Egyptian air defense system.