Jul 19, 2001

LONDON [MENL] -- South Africa's largest defense contractor has targeted theMiddle East as part of its drive to sustain profitability.

Nov 15, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Palestinian security officers and opposition forcesexchanged fire in a West Bank city amid rising tension within the regime ofYasser Arafat.

Nov 12, 2002

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain has kept its defense minister in a Cabinetreshuffle.

Dec 18, 2002

LONDON [MENL] -- Iraqi opposition leaders have agreed on the outline of aregime to replace that of President Saddam Hussein.