Jan 05, 2004

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Syrian President Bashar Assad is said to have begun toassert his authority.

Feb 21, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Iran is said to have withdrawn equipment from a secretnuclear site in advance of a scheduled inspection by the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency.

Jan 05, 2003

ANKARA [MENL] -- For the first time in years, Turkey and Northern Cyprusare engaged in a public dispute over the future of the divided island.

Dec 02, 2002

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey's military has determined that a United Nationssolution for the Cypriot crisis will harm Ankara's security.