Sep 12, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey wants to increase its role in NATO's rapiddeployment force.

Sep 26, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Two years after they nearly went to war, Syria and Turkeyare launching efforts to cooperate on security issues.

Nov 01, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has forced down an Iranian jet suspected oftransporting weapons to the Lebanese militia Hizbullah.

Nov 18, 2002

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has foiled a hijacking attempt of one of itsnational airliners.