Most Read This Week In 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 ...more

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The Royal Artisan (Queen Esther's Court, #2)

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Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power

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Quotes Tagged “Middle East”

“ “Yes, well, I thought you should see it. The cover page is in Arabic scribblin’, but the next hundred-plus pages are in five sections, and in English. I can’t for the life of me figure out what to make of it. This appears to be more American, and it seems to be a kind of scientific material. Have a look at it and let me know what to tell the boys in Z-land, ”
― Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity

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“ If the Palestinian people really suffered a nakba, it was largely of their own making — and that of their grand mufti. ”
― Sol Stern, A Century of Palestinian Rejectionism and Jew Hatred

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