11.   Former Cold War rivals from NATO and Eastern Europe opened joint naval maneuvers on the Black Sea on Sunday in the Partnership for Peace program.

12.   Further cooperation could include joint naval maneuvers and possible arms sales.

13.   Frigates, helicopters and a submarine returned to their bases in Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Saturday after four days of naval maneuvers in the Red Sea.

14.   Hassan Habibi, the Iranian vice president, also discussed with Assad Turkish-Israeli plans to hold naval maneuvers this summer.

15.   He said the issue of recent naval maneuvers in the Mediterranean in which Jordan participated as an observer was blown out of all proportion.

16.   Iran claimed Wednesday that U.S. warships and reconnaissance planes spied on Iranian naval maneuvers in the Gulf a second time after being warned to leave following a previous incursion.

17.   Iran will reportedly test a modified version of a Chinese-made anti-ship missile during naval maneuvers in the Persian Gulf next week.

18.   Iran wound up its naval maneuvers Friday, state-run Tehran radio reported, putting an end to a weeklong exercise that raised international tension in the Gulf.

19.   Joint naval maneuvers have been organized for this year in the Mediterranean.

20.   Jordan will stay away from upcoming joint naval maneuvers between Israel and Turkey to avoid harming recently restored relations with Syria and other Arab countries, sources said Monday.