Mar 04, 2003

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has launched marketing of a ground-based versionof the advanced Derby beyond-visual range air-to-air missile in an effort tomatch a similar effort by the United States.

Mar 11, 2003

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The Gulf Cooperation Council plans to increase oilproduction amid a U.S.-led war against Iraq.

Mar 20, 2003

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- U.S. intelligence has determined that Hizbullah andother Islamic insurgency groups established bases in South America,including a new outpost in Venezuela.

Jan 04, 2005

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia's state-owned arms export agency reported sales ofmore than $5 billion for 2004.