Jun 28, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey continues to reduce its defense budget amid fiscalwoes expected to last for at least the next year.

Jun 29, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- A Kuwaiti company wants to buy Israel's stake in Egypt'sstate-owned oil refinery.

Jul 01, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Kuwait has increased its budget to $17 billion with a $6billion deficit.

Jul 02, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Iran and Kuwait are heading toward what Gulf diplomaticsources term is a security cooperation accord similar to that signed betweenthe Islamic republic and Saudi Arabia.