May 04, 2012

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has determined that hundreds of
millions of dollars in government funding was relayed to militias in Iraq.

May 14, 2012

NICOSIA [MENL] -- After a lull of several months, Sunni rebels have expanded
operations against the regime of President Bashar Assad.

May 17, 2012

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

May 18, 2012

RAMALLAH [MENL] -- The Palestinian Authority, facing increasing complaints
of corruption, plans to investigate the financial adviser of the late Yasser
Arafat.