Dec 02, 2002
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The United States is preparing several bases as part ofan expansion of itsmilitary presence in Qatar.
ANKARA [MENL] -- The United States has offered Turkey $3 billion in economicand military aid for use of its military bases in any war against Iraq.
CAIRO [MENL] -- The U.S. ambassador to Egypt was trapped in a shoot-outbetween security forces and suspected assassins.