the Mideast
noun
US
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
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While the West still doesn’t recognize the Taliban as Kabul’s government, nations in the Mideast and elsewhere have reached out to them.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 5 June 2024
Jabr isn't the first employee at the hospital, which was renamed from NYU Medical Center after a major donation from Republican Party donor and billionaire Kenneth Langone, to be fired over comments about the Mideast conflict.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
But now Western nations are also weighed by wars in Ukraine and the Mideast; Mr. Xi has been seeking to weaken the alliances forged against China; and the United States’ looming elections are adding to uncertainty about the direction of its foreign policy.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In the Mideast, Iranian state television carried live images of the police action, as did Qatar’s pan-Arab Al Jazeera satellite network.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
The scene, and the tactics by protesters and the university here, were far different than the protests and unrest over the Mideast conflict that have erupted into arrests and violence elsewhere in California and across the nation.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Van Hollen’s steady stream of statements on the Mideast conflict and his behind-the-scenes White House discussions have been informed and fueled by his January trip to the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Israel.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
For all Congress’ challenges — funding the government, confronting decades-old migration problems and responding to the worst war in Europe since World War II and another engulfing the Mideast — House Republicans signaled last month that their focus for 2024 is what?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Now in the Mideast, his support of Israel's military response to Hamas' brutal attack six months ago has created a new crisis.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 5 June 2024
Jabr isn't the first employee at the hospital, which was renamed from NYU Medical Center after a major donation from Republican Party donor and billionaire Kenneth Langone, to be fired over comments about the Mideast conflict.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
But now Western nations are also weighed by wars in Ukraine and the Mideast; Mr. Xi has been seeking to weaken the alliances forged against China; and the United States’ looming elections are adding to uncertainty about the direction of its foreign policy.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 20 May 2024
In the Mideast, Iranian state television carried live images of the police action, as did Qatar’s pan-Arab Al Jazeera satellite network.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
The scene, and the tactics by protesters and the university here, were far different than the protests and unrest over the Mideast conflict that have erupted into arrests and violence elsewhere in California and across the nation.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 2 May 2024
Van Hollen’s steady stream of statements on the Mideast conflict and his behind-the-scenes White House discussions have been informed and fueled by his January trip to the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Israel.
—Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
For all Congress’ challenges — funding the government, confronting decades-old migration problems and responding to the worst war in Europe since World War II and another engulfing the Mideast — House Republicans signaled last month that their focus for 2024 is what?
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
Now in the Mideast, his support of Israel's military response to Hamas' brutal attack six months ago has created a new crisis.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
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“The Mideast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mideast. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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