May 19, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Egypt has been struggling with a spate of abductions, including
those of security officers, in the Sinai Peninsula.

May 16, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria and Tunisia have been engaged in intensive efforts
to stop the flow of Al Qaida operatives.

May 14, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has reported the preparation of troops
to intervene in Libya.

May 13, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Yemen, less than two years after a major counter-insurgency
campaign, has warned that Al Qaida was expanding its presence.