May 24, 2013
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has joined a major U.S. ballistic missile defenseproject.
ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Oman and the United States failed to conclude anexpected multi-billion-dollar military agreement.
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel's military has reported a manpower shortage.
CAIRO [MENL] -- Iran was said to have been plotting attacks against Westerninterests in Africa.