the Middle East
noun
: 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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First, his push for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to be hung up on as the parties involved refused to settle their differences.
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Lebanon is a small multi-faith country that is about 30 percent Christian – the biggest percentage of any country in the Middle East.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
However, new analysis of genetic information recovered from cat skeletal remains at archaeological sites across Europe, the Middle East and Asia suggests that the domestic cats familiar today have far more recent origins and were not the first felines to live alongside humans.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Stewart is now part of Marquee Brands, the parent company that owns her brand and orchestrated the Middle East expansion.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
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Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 29 Nov. 2025
Lebanon is a small multi-faith country that is about 30 percent Christian – the biggest percentage of any country in the Middle East.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 29 Nov. 2025
However, new analysis of genetic information recovered from cat skeletal remains at archaeological sites across Europe, the Middle East and Asia suggests that the domestic cats familiar today have far more recent origins and were not the first felines to live alongside humans.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Stewart is now part of Marquee Brands, the parent company that owns her brand and orchestrated the Middle East expansion.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
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