Jul 19, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Iran and Turkey appear to have again run into difficultiesregarding their natural gas project.

Jul 27, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has completed a pipeline meant to obtain natural gasfrom Iran.

Aug 06, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt and Libya have approved the launching of an energyproject.

Aug 08, 2001

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Belarus, under pressure from Kuwait, has denied allegationsof weapons sales to Iraq.