May 23, 2013

MOSCOW [MENL] -- Russia has launched a crackdown on efforts to recruit
fighters for the Sunni revolt in Syria.

May 23, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has employed negotiations and heavy military pressure
to defuse an insurgency crisis in the Sinai Peninsula.

May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Saudi Arabia, despite fears of neighboring Iran, shows no
sign that it plans to procure nuclear weapons, a report said.

May 22, 2013

NICOSIA [MENL] -- The Syrian Army has captured scores of foreign fighters,
including those from Qatar and European Union states.