Dec 10, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Austria wants to launch defense ties with SaudiArabia.

Jan 17, 2002

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt plans to expand what officials term strategic tieswith China.

Jan 21, 2002

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States plans to review solutions to a hostof problems connected to the use of unmanned air vehicles in Afghanistan.

Feb 01, 2002

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel plans to sell 10 communications satellites toChina in a deal that could top $1 billion.