Middle East

The Middle East (also called the Mid East) is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia.

The term "Middle East" usually includes the Levant countries (Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian territories), the Arabian Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen), Egypt, Iraq, Iran, and Turkey. Some definitions may include the Maghreb (Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia), Afghanistan, Pakistan, and/or Cyprus.

The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner. Formerly, the Eurocentric synonym Near East (as oppo
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Fiction About Life In The Middle East
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Karl Braungart
  “Bad news. The Egyptians have left Bogotá on one of six American Airlines’ flights. Steve, I lost them.
Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity

Robert B. Baer
Egypt is the next domino to fall and, as they say, so goes Egypt so goes the Middle East.
Robert Baer

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