May 24, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Congress has been examining several initiatives meant
to bolster the U.S. strategic relationship with Israel.

May 17, 2012

NICOSIA [MENL] -- A leading Syrian businessman long close to the regime of
President Bashar Assad has fled the country.

May 16, 2012

GAZA CITY [MENL] -- The fishing industry in the Gaza Strip was said to have
been suspended by a fuel shortage.

May 10, 2012

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority has acknowledged corruption
within its Western-trained security forces.