Sep 26, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. Army, flushed with last week's success indestroying a salvo of rockets, seeks Pentagon funding for an advanced laserweapon being developed with Israel.

Oct 26, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has signed a contract for theprocurement of secure cellular phones for its commanders and officers.

Jul 26, 2001

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Syria plans to launch a natural gas project over the nextfew days.

Nov 14, 2001

AMMAN [MENL] -- Jordan plans to continue efforts to drill for oil in theDead Sea region.