the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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Evidently, Stalin expected Germany to demand Ukraine, the Caucasian oil fields, and unimpeded transit for the Wehrmacht through Soviet territory to engage the British in the Near East and India.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
Khalil also withheld past employment with the Syrian office in the Beirut British Embassy and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as well as his membership in the CUAD when applying for a green card.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Bradley Martin is the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Past analyses of cave paintings and animal remains found at archaeological sites across the Sahara have suggested its inhabitants were pastoralists who herded sheep, goats or cattle, prompting some researchers to hypothesize the herders spread from the Near East where farming originated.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2017
Khalil also withheld past employment with the Syrian office in the Beirut British Embassy and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) as well as his membership in the CUAD when applying for a green card.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Bradley Martin is the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Past analyses of cave paintings and animal remains found at archaeological sites across the Sahara have suggested its inhabitants were pastoralists who herded sheep, goats or cattle, prompting some researchers to hypothesize the herders spread from the Near East where farming originated.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
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