Aug 25, 2000

LONDON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia launches its first two satellites from aCentral Asian space center.

Aug 27, 2000

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A U.S. firm has won a contract with a potential ofhundreds of millions of dollars to help dismantle Russian intercontinentalballistic missiles.

Aug 28, 2000

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has again postponed the launch of a rocket carryingfive satellites for Saudi Arabia, Italy and Malaysia because of technicalproblems.

Sep 19, 2000

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran is preparing to launch an indigenous naval vesselthat can operate as both a rocket launcher and destroyer.