Aug 22, 2000

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey's constitutional crisis over the government's policytoward Islamic sympathizers in the nation's civil service is coming to ahead.

Aug 28, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The first stage of Lebanon's third parliamentary electionspassedquietly with 1.3 million eligible voters electing 286 candidates contesting63 seats in the 128 member legislature for the mainly Christian provinces ofMount Lebanon and

Sep 01, 2000

WASHINTON [MENL] -- The Pentagon has placed United States Army Patriotanti-missile batteries on an alert against a possible Iraqi Scud missileattack on Israel.

Sep 05, 2000

GAZA [MENL] -- Germany has funded a modern school facility in the GazaStrip.