Jul 06, 2001
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- The Iranian-backed Hizbullah has prevented the UnitedNations from ensuring calm along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Jul 11, 2001
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has reduced air patrols over the West Bank in fearof Palestinian surface-to-air missiles.
AMMAN [MENL] -- Jordan has acknowledged that the United States has blockedthe kingdom's plans to donate 50 tanks to Lebanon.
Jul 12, 2001
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has sent tanks and troops to the Kurdish autonomouszone in northern Iraq to warn President Saddam Hussein against trying torecapture the area.