Aug 28, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Saudi billionaire fugitive Osama Bin Laden has introduceda new kind of terrorist in the Arab-Israeli conflict -- the freelancer.

Oct 26, 2000

LONDON [MENL] -- Britain is trying to reconcile Kurdish groups in Iraq aspart of efforts to overthrow President Saddam Hussein.

Jul 02, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has struck natural gas in the western desert.

Jul 12, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt and the Republic of Cyprus are prepared to completetalks for joint exploration of natural gas and oil off the easternMediterranean coast.