the Mideast
noun
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: 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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Look, the Mideast is unstable on a good day, but there had not been a new instability where people should be getting scared and going home.
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Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
France estimates about 400,000 of its citizens are in parts of the Mideast affected by the conflict, either as residents or travelers, President Emmanuel Macron said.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
But a sharp selloff came Tuesday when markets reopened Tuesday in the wake of the Mideast conflict.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Previously safe havens in the Mideast like Dubai have seen incoming fire, stranding hundreds of thousands of airline passengers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
France estimates about 400,000 of its citizens are in parts of the Mideast affected by the conflict, either as residents or travelers, President Emmanuel Macron said.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
But a sharp selloff came Tuesday when markets reopened Tuesday in the wake of the Mideast conflict.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Previously safe havens in the Mideast like Dubai have seen incoming fire, stranding hundreds of thousands of airline passengers.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
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“The Mideast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mideast. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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