Feb 16, 2012

NICOSIA [MENL] -- President Bashar Assad, strapped by a shortage of
manpower, was said to have organized Alawite militias to quell the Sunni
revolt in Syria.

Feb 23, 2012

TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has overseen the development of a system that
could protect submarines from a torpedo attack.

Feb 23, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- A U.S.-origin jet trainer sold to the Middle East has
demonstrated its capability to employ laser-guided rockets.

Feb 28, 2012

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Qatar has become the second Arab League state to call
for the arming of the Syrian opposition.