Aug 17, 2000
CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt is helping draft an Israeli-Palestinian peace accordto serve as a focus of a second leadership summit at Camp David next monthas U.S. envoy Dennis Ross arrived with new ideas to bridge the gaps innegotiating positions.
NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has replaced numerous senior officers in what appearsto be a purge of supporters of reformist President Mohammed Khatami.
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Let's call him Avi.
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey's leadership remains divided over a proposed purgeof Islamic sympathizers.