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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Filed in a Washington, D.C., district court last week, the lawsuit targets the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and its U.S.-based non-profit, UNRWA USA, which is based in Washington, D.C.
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
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
Hamas on Saturday called on the Trump administration to immediately reverse its decision that UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, isn’t immune from being sued, calling it a dangerous step by Israel’s close ally.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Bradley Martin is the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Emily Chang, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2025
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
Hamas on Saturday called on the Trump administration to immediately reverse its decision that UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, isn’t immune from being sued, calling it a dangerous step by Israel’s close ally.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Bradley Martin is the executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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