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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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) also issued a dire warning about attacks on hospitals and overcrowded conditions in northern Gaza.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said a convoy was delayed by eight hours.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
Approximately 800,000 Palestinians have fled the city, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
Others were fired after new assertions were made this spring, Juliette Touma, communications director for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), told CNN.
—Richard Roth, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said a convoy was delayed by eight hours.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
Approximately 800,000 Palestinians have fled the city, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
Others were fired after new assertions were made this spring, Juliette Touma, communications director for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), told CNN.
—Richard Roth, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
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“The Near East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Near%20East. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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