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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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Israel shortly after Vice President JD Vance left for Washington, railed against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All royalties will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Nearly 55,000 children younger than 5 were suffering from a life-threatening type of malnourishment by early August, according to a study published Wednesday by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the main healthcare provider to Palestinian refugees.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump was also behind the International Court of Justice and Médecins Sans Frontières on 8 percent each, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) with 7 percent.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
All royalties will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Nearly 55,000 children younger than 5 were suffering from a life-threatening type of malnourishment by early August, according to a study published Wednesday by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the main healthcare provider to Palestinian refugees.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Trump was also behind the International Court of Justice and Médecins Sans Frontières on 8 percent each, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) with 7 percent.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Near East
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“The Near East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Near%20East. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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