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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Meanwhile, the Middle East is a crucible of enduring tensions, the Ukraine crisis continues to destabilize Europe, and the European Union itself faces a troubling swing to the right, fueled by resurgent nationalism.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But there is another issue that apparently will be on the negotiating table in the Middle East — Ukraine’s nuclear power.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The strikes come amid a new, dangerous cycle of escalation in the Middle East in which Ansar Allah has resumed its long-range offensive against Israel and ships navigating the Red Sea and surrounding waters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Europe is also responding to the gap in free press left by the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the independent agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Network.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But there is another issue that apparently will be on the negotiating table in the Middle East — Ukraine’s nuclear power.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025
The strikes come amid a new, dangerous cycle of escalation in the Middle East in which Ansar Allah has resumed its long-range offensive against Israel and ships navigating the Red Sea and surrounding waters.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Europe is also responding to the gap in free press left by the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the independent agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Network.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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