Nov 09, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia is said to be in the advanced stage ofnegotiations for the purchase of Pakistan's new fighter-jet trainer.

Nov 14, 2001

GAZA [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat is said to bereceiving Egyptian aid in an effort to organize a new security force.

Jan 09, 2002

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has launched a ground station for a U.S.reconnaissance satellite that will provide Ankara with intelligenceinformation on its neighbors.

Jan 14, 2002

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The United States has given a green light for the saleof Israel's airborne early-warning Phalcon system to India.