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 27, 2000

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Three Israeli soldiers have been killed and oneseriously wounded in clashes with Hamas guerrillas in a West Bank village.Several Palestinians, including two Hamas guerrillas sought by Israel werealso wounded in the shootout.

Sep 01, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has signed a $204 million contract with a Frenchdefense group for its first spy satellite.

Sep 04, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey is preparing to launch its third communicationssatellite.