Jul 09, 2001

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The United States has stopped Jordan from sellingAmerican-built tanks to Lebanon.

Jul 11, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's air force has acquired the S-300 and developedcountermeasures as part of an assessment that its Arab neighbors willeventually obtain the advanced Russian anti-aircraft system.

Jul 16, 2001

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- Tension has been renewed among leading advisers ofPalestinianAuthority Chairman Yasser Arafat.

Jul 17, 2001

LONDON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia is quietly examining the prospect ofpurchasing the Eurofighter warplane.