Jul 17, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff has lefton a tour to increase American defense cooperation with Gulf CooperationCouncil members.

Jul 19, 2001

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has issued a new alert of a terroristattack against Americans in the Gulf.

Jul 24, 2001

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has agreed to thestationing of CIA agents to revive the U.S.-sponsored ceasefire in the WestBank and Gaza Strip.

Jul 25, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation has failedin efforts to win Iranian agreement for the referral of a dispute on threePersian Gulf islands to international arbitration.