It is thought to be particularly prevalent in south County Londonderry and in the east of Tyrone.
And in the east, the Pakistani army is engaged in a sustained campaign against those same insurgents in one of the tribal territories along the frontier.
Monday's arrests were made during raids on a small farm and rest house in the capital Riyadh as well as hideouts in the central province of Qassim and in the east of the country.
They first appear in the fossil record hundreds of thousand of years ago and, at their peak, dominated a wide range, spanning Britain and Iberia in the west to Israel in the south and Uzbekistan in the east.
The Northern Irish are most likely to be teetotal and people living in the east Midlands drink more milk than anyone else in Britain and people in the north east are more likely to play the National Lottery.
And the peace process in Sudan, particularly in the south and in the east of the country, is intimately tied to the relationship between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and war between them would enormously complicate that relationship and probably destabilize the peace process in Sudan.
Three state Chinese oil companies now have interests in nearly 20 African countries, from Libya in the north, to Nigeria in the west, Angola in the south and Ethiopia in the east.
With 67 berths and extensive dry-dock facilities, it is the largest man-made port in the world and the largest port in the Gulf region and in the Middle East.
There is a broad pattern repeated across these tables, with a cluster of Asian, Pacific Rim, countries at the top, European and western countries in the upper and middle ranks, with countries in North Africa and the Middle East in the lower ranks.
Among baby girls, Lily was the most popular name in five regions including the North East, South West and Wales, Olivia in two regions - North West and Yorkshire and The Humber - Amelia in East and West Midlands, and Isabella proving the most popular in London.
Their journeys and settlements stretch from South East Asia and Melanesia in the West, to Hawaii in the north, Rapanui or Easter Island in the East and Aotearoa New Zealand in the South.
Existing stocks of ash will be bought and planted in the East and South East of England where most of the Chalara outbreaks have taken place.
As a result of consolidation since the industry was deregulated in 1980, America has four big firms, two in the west and two in the east.
Police said one vehicle was taken in north Belfast and the others in the south and east of the city between 07:30 GMT and 09:00 GMT.
The new figures also showed the rate of under-age conceptions is highest in north east England and lowest in the south east and eastern region.
There are two in the South West and one each in the North East and the Thames area.
Although it is conceivable that there will be no new nuclear powers in 2020, it is also quite possible that there might be half a dozen or more, some in East Asia and others in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
The emergence of leaders such as Tony Blair and George W Bush and the continuing instability in the Middle East and regional politics of Iraq, Iran and the former Soviet states remain a blindspot from the curriculum.
Russians were often forced to go to Siberia in the first place and are now upping sticks in the east and returning to the European heartland.
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Western companies are rushing to sell products and services in the East, and pundits have settled on where in the alphabet to find the global recovery.
Beginning in 2014, the Big Ten division alignments will feature Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers in the East and Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin in the West.
To cope with the influx, the bureau is expanding its centres in the northern Jaffna peninsula and Welikanda in the east.
"There is a slowdown in the very top end of the market in London and the south east but what is happening in financial services in the City doesn't effect Mr and Mrs average in Nottingham, " said Richard Donnell, head of FPD Savills resident research department.
In Yorkshire and the Humber the figure is nearly 15, 000 and in the North East it is nearly 8, 000.
He said the biggest challenge on the horizon for the London Underground map would be the forthcoming Crossrail line linking Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west and Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east.
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That was the situation in Europe in the 1950s and in East Asia in the 1970s.
Today, the President met with a group of leading American scientists and engineers in the East Room of the White House to thank them for their research and encourage them to keep up the good work.
Today Europe faces many challenges, among them the euro's stability and turmoil in neighboring North Africa and in the Middle East.
And because of the importance of building stability and countering violent extremism in the Middle East and South Asia, we are increasing the number of Foreign Office staff in those regions by 30 per cent.
One week ago in this space, we noted a spike in fear among traders and investors, sparked by a developing nuclear crisis in Japan and continued tensions in the Middle East and North Africa.
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