Aug 05, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has formally extended sanctionsagainst Iran and Libya until 2006.

Aug 08, 2001

GAZA [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority has signed mutual defense pactswithseveral Arab states, officials said.

Aug 12, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, amid U.S. and Europeanpressure, has ordered his security services to arrest suspected Islamicinsurgents.

Aug 14, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- An Israeli armored force entered a West Bank city anddestroyed a Palestinian Authority police post in retaliation for severalsuicide bombings in Israeli cities.