Jul 22, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel expressed dismay and the Arabs satisfaction by acall from G-8 leaders for the deployment of international observers in theWest Bank and Gaza Strip.

Jul 23, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Sudan seeks South African cooperation to explore for oil andnatural gas in the war-torn south of the Arab country.

Jul 24, 2001

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has acknowledged delays in its natural gas pipelineproject with Turkey, but pledges that operations will begin next month.

Jul 25, 2001

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran is said to be stuck in several military aviationprojects.