Jul 22, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt's military has appointed a new air defense chief toreplace the man who was suddenly dismissed last week.

Oct 07, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration, amid intensive efforts tobuild an international coalition against Saudi billionaire fugitive OsamaBin Laden, has muted its dispute with Russia over its planned arms sales toIran and other Middle East

Oct 10, 2001

GAZA [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority is on emergency alert amidunprecedented unrest against the rule of chairman Yasser Arafat.

Oct 30, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Israel has not confirmed reports of Iraqi involvement ineither the Sept. 11 suicide attacks on New York and Washington or in theanthrax outbreak in the United States.