Dec 20, 2001

CAIRO [MENL] -- Yemen has sent reinforcements to the eastern border withSaudi Arabia to battle insurgents aligned with Osama Bin Laden.

Nov 28, 2001

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey plans to use the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan as anopportunity for a campaign against Kurdish insurgents.

Nov 27, 2001

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Gulf Cooperation Council states are struggling tomaintain budget surpluses in 2001 as they revise their budgets and forecastsfor the next fiscal year.

Nov 23, 2001

NEW DEHLI [MENL] -- Israel and India have held defense cooperation talks.