Nov 20, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has named North Korea and its MiddleEast clients as producers of biological weapons.

Dec 12, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has launched negotiations with a French defensecontractor over the installation of electronic subsystems in militarytransport aircraft.

Dec 16, 2001

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Iran has been angered by a European Union resolution thatquestions whether President Mohammed Khatami has achieved any liberalreforms in his country.

Jan 07, 2002

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Despite its capture of a Palestinian ship loaded withrockets and missiles, Israel plans to continue a U.S.-sponsored securitydialogue with the Palestinian Authority.