May 15, 2012

LONDON [MENL] -- The European Union and Iraq have prepared to launch
counter-insurgency cooperation.

May 14, 2012

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were expected to become the
first Gulf Cooperation Council states to merge amid the threat from
neighboring Iran.

May 11, 2012

ANKARA [MENL] -- Brazil and Turkey have been preparing to exchange defense
technology.

May 10, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Al Qaida has reported a significant increase in
operations in Algeria in 2012.