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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Content by this author: Call to Action in the Near East THE situation in the Near East is once again fluid, awaiting creative decision. —

Charles Malik, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Danny Danon, Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations, writes that the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has failed Palestinians in Gaza. —

Fox News Staff, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 More than 100 game boards like these of partially similar types, crafted from various materials such as wood, stone and clay, have been found in the Near East, spanning a period of two millennia. —

Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 An early morning shooting left at least one person dead and more than 20 people injured June 1, Columbus: One person died in a mass shooting on the 500 block of North Ohio Avenue on the Near East Side. —

Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Near East

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