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Vol. 4 No.20
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To subscribe, please contact Middle East Newsline at:Week of May 17, 2004 COMPASS .....Middle East states have launched an examination of a new Russian air-to-air missile approved for export. The Russian government of President Vladimir Putin has approved the export of the R-27P air-to-air missile, said to have no equivalent in the West. The missile has been regarded as one of the most advanced in Russia's air force and has long been denied to Moscow's clients in the Middle East. Russian industry sources said Iran and Syria have expressed interest in the long-range R-27P Vympel. The AAM has been deployed on the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter-jets deployed by Russia.REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS The United States has relayed a pledge that it will not establish military bases in Cyprus as part of a solution to reunite the island. But Turkish diplomatic sources said the U.S. Defense Department has been discussing the expansion of the U.S. military presence in Cyprus to convert the island into a listening post for the U.S. intelligence community. The sources said the U.S. offer was part of a proposed arrangement in which Washington would begin formal assistance to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.SAUDI ARABIA A U.S. government panel has again urged that Saudi Arabia be deemed eligible for sanctions that could halt military sales to the Arab kingdom. The Commission on International Religious Freedom urged that Saudi Arabia be designated a "country of particular concern." The designation has been reserved for those states regarded as the worst violators of religious freedom.TURKEY Turkey has launched efforts to advance military cooperation with India. Turkish leaders have discussed defense and military cooperation with an Indian delegation led by Chief of Staff Adm. Madhvendra Singh in what could mark a change of policy by Ankara. Ankara has pursued defense and military cooperation with India's neighbor and rival, Pakistan.UNITED ARAB EMIRATES The United Arab Emirates prepares to complete new facilities for its new F-16E/F multi-role fighters. The UAE has been constructing and modernizing two air force bases to house the F-16 Block 60 aircraft. The first F-16, one of 80 ordered, was scheduled to arrive in the UAE by the end of 2004. 
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