Jan 23, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has signed a $20 million contract with MicrosoftCorp. in a move that has alarmed Arab states.

Jan 12, 2003

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

Jan 08, 2003

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Kuwait has revised the way it teaches Islam in an effortto discourage anti-Western insurgency.

Jan 03, 2003

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- The United States has rejected virtually all of Israel'sreservations regarding an international plan for the establishment of aPalestinian state.