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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Hours later, there was no sign of an attack on Dubai's Jebel Ali port -- the Mideast's busiest -- or the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Hours after the threat, there was no sign of an attack on Dubai’s Jebel Ali port — the Mideast’s busiest — or the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Russia is already profiting from a surge in global energy prices, and could hope that the Mideast war will detract attention from Ukraine and deplete Western arsenals.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
As the Mideast conflict involving Iran and the United States continues, the average gas price across the state has rushed past $3 a gallon, and is closing in on $4.
—Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Hours after the threat, there was no sign of an attack on Dubai’s Jebel Ali port — the Mideast’s busiest — or the Khalifa port in Abu Dhabi.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Russia is already profiting from a surge in global energy prices, and could hope that the Mideast war will detract attention from Ukraine and deplete Western arsenals.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
As the Mideast conflict involving Iran and the United States continues, the average gas price across the state has rushed past $3 a gallon, and is closing in on $4.
—Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
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“The Mideast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mideast. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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