May 19, 2013

AMMAN [MENL] -- Jordan has been urged by the military to acquire the Patriot
air and missile defense system from the United States.

May 19, 2013

CAIRO [MENL] -- Tunisia, led by a Muslim Brotherhood government, has
conducted a crackdown on the Al Qaida-inspired opposition.

May 19, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Russia has delivered to Syria an enhanced variant of a
coastal defense system meant to repel any sea-based offensive against the regime
President Bashar Assad.

May 17, 2013

LONDON [MENL] -- The Joint Strike Fighter, designed as a low-budget
fighter-jet, has now exceeded $150 million per unit.