Mar 13, 2012

AMMAN [MENL] -- Syrian President Bashar Assad, despite military victories
over Sunni rebels, was preparing a contingency for an Alawite state along
the Mediterranean coast, a report said.

Mar 16, 2012

CAIRO [MENL] -- The U.S.-led monitoring force in Egypt has come under threat
in the Sinai Peninsula.

Mar 19, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. military, in an attempt to expand its
presence, has been constructing civilian facilities in Jordan.

Mar 21, 2012

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has been wooing Japan for the establishment of a
defense relationship.