Aug 28, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Saudi billionaire fugitive Osama Bin Laden has introduceda new kind of terrorist in the Arab-Israeli conflict -- the freelancer.

Sep 26, 2000

LONDON [MENL] -- Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is amassing military forcesin both the north and south of the country in what opposition sources saidcould be a renewed offensive against Kurdish and Shi'ite separatists.

Oct 16, 2000

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel is closely watching the movement of Iraqi troopswest toward the border with Jordan.

Jul 01, 2001

JERUSALEM [MENL] -- Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat announcedthat the seven-day period of calm began last week despite the continuationof violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.