Feb 17, 2003

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey is preparing to receive the first missile defenseunits from NATO.

Feb 16, 2003

CAIRO [MENL] -- Arab allies of the United States appear unimpressed by thecurrent division in NATO on whether to defend Turkey from an Iraqi missileattack.

Feb 14, 2003

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has threatened to delay a decision for thedeployment of U.S. troops in preparation for the war against Iraq.

Feb 11, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has received two PAC-2 missile defense batteriesfrom Germany.