May 14, 2013

LONDON [MENL] -- The European Union has been mulling a withdrawal from the
United Nations peace-keeping force in Lebanon.

May 14, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- Syrian President Bashar Assad was said to have ordered
Palestinian allies to attack Israel.

May 13, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has reported an Al Qaida plot against a foreign
embassy.

May 13, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Israel's repeated air strikes against the regime of
President Bashar Assad have demonstrated the feasibility of a no-fly zone
over Syria, a report said.