Jul 10, 2001

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Iran has ordered 20 Russian transport helicopters.

Jul 11, 2001

LONDON [MENL] -- An Iranian defense official termed as the father of theIslamic republic's intermediate- and long-range missile programs has diedunder mysterious circumstances.

Jul 12, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt and the Republic of Cyprus are prepared to completetalks for joint exploration of natural gas and oil off the easternMediterranean coast.

Jul 13, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey plans to restructure and decrease its forces in thelong-troubled southeastern Kurdish region.