1.   At his offices along the Mediterranean shore, Arafat summoned his security chiefs to a strategy-planning session.

2.   Romans drive the few miles to balmy Ostia and Fregene on the Mediterranean shore.

3.   But Israel prefers a cheaper project linking its Mediterranean shore with the Dead Sea.

4.   During a summit in Cannes, France last month, EU leaders outlined plans for economic and political ties with the countries of the southern Mediterranean shore.

5.   It was unclear who fired the shots, which came from the Mediterranean shore, Israel and army radios said.

6.   It was unclear who fired the shots, which came from the Mediterranean shore, the radios said.

7.   Lebanon and Cyprus reached an agreement Tuesday on ways to curb illegal emigration of foreigners to Cyprus from eastern Mediterranean shores.

8.   The shots came from the direction of the Mediterranean shore, the radios said.

9.   The shots came from the direction of the Mediterranean shore, Israel radio and army radio said.

10.   But he was defeated by a Labour Party which campaigned for Malta to withdraw the EU application and focus on relations with countries along the Mediterranean shores.