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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In doing so, Trump is like a one-man United Nations, doing the work in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world that the sad sack UN cannot or will not do.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Axel Schmidt | Reuters OpenAI is in talks with sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East to try to secure investments for a new multibillion dollar funding round, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Dave McCann is the managing partner of IBM Consulting for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump ultimately decided against strikes last week, but began moving the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group toward the Middle East to expand his strike options.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Axel Schmidt | Reuters OpenAI is in talks with sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East to try to secure investments for a new multibillion dollar funding round, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday.
—Kate Rooney,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
Dave McCann is the managing partner of IBM Consulting for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Trump ultimately decided against strikes last week, but began moving the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group toward the Middle East to expand his strike options.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Jan. 2026
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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