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The Middle East is a historical and cultural subregion of Africa-Eurasia traditionally held to be countries or regions in Southwest Asia together with Egypt. In other contexts, the region can include other parts of North Africa and/or Central Asia.
Characteristics
In the Western world, the Middle East is generally thought of as a predominantly Islamic Arabic community defined by frequent war. However the area encompasses many distinct cultural and ethnic groups, including the Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Berbers, Chaldeans, Druze, Greeks, Jews, Kurds, Maronites, Persians and Turks. The main language groups include: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian (also known as Aramaic and Syriac), Hebrew, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.
Most Western definitions of the "Middle East" — in both established reference books and common usage — define the region as 'nations in Southwest Asia, from Iran (Persia) to Egypt'. Egypt, with its Sinai Peninsula in Asia, is often considered part of the 'Middle East', although most of the country lies geographically in North Africa. North African nations without Asian links, such as Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, are increasingly being called North African — as opposed to Middle Eastern (Iran (Persia) to Egypt-Asia) — by international media outlets.
One widely used definition of "Middle East" is that of the airline industry, maintained by the IATA standards organization. This definition — as of early 2006 — includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Persia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. * This definition is used in world-wide airfare and tax calculations for passengers and cargo.
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salman - Middle East investors investing $4.6 billion in Scotland http://www.covestor.com/bp409973
Covestor (Covestor) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:06:23 -0000
salman - Middle East investors investing $4.6 billion in Scotland http://www.covestor.com/bp409973
Im from the middle east you can call me bin laden...
YungNem (Terrence) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:06:01 -0000
Im from the middle east you can call me bin laden...
"His pursuit of self enrichment after his tenure has been distasteful & he has proved totally ineffective as peace envoy in the Middle East"
STOPBLAIR (Erika Salzeck) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:04:41 -0000
"His pursuit of self enrichment after his tenure has been distasteful & he has proved totally ineffective as peace envoy in the Middle East"
[Middle East News] Former UN Ambassador Gillerman dispatched to New York http://bit.ly/3Q3VqR
MidEastNews (Middle East News) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:02:03 -0000
[Middle East News] Former UN Ambassador Gillerman dispatched to New York http://bit.ly/3Q3VqR
[Middle East News] Defense minister patrols seized arms ship http://bit.ly/1JWDc
MidEastNews (Middle East News) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:56 -0000
[Middle East News] Defense minister patrols seized arms ship http://bit.ly/1JWDc
[Middle East News] Israel's UN ambassador: Goldstone Report conceived in hate http://bit.ly/4foUkP
MidEastNews (Middle East News) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:01:47 -0000
[Middle East News] Israel's UN ambassador: Goldstone Report conceived in hate http://bit.ly/4foUkP
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