Aug 22, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- A senior U.S. intelligence officer who entered Israel andapplied for citizenship has left the United States to stand trial.

Aug 24, 2000

CAIRO [MENL] -- The crash of a Bahrain airliner in which all 143 people onboard were killed has been attributed to mechanical failure.

Aug 25, 2000

GAZA [MENL] -- Israel and the Palestinian Authority are arguing over thehelicopter flights taken by PA Chairman Yasser Arafat.

Aug 27, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Germany has confirmed a report that its intelligenceagency has discovered a missile factory close to Baghdad.