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• n  the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century

• Middle East
• Mideast
• Near East

News & Articles

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• Energy Sector Middle East Vulnerable to Cyber-attacks
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates and ARNHEM, the Netherlands, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than elsewhere, the energy sector in the   Middle East   is vulnerable to cyber - attacks.   Although governments ...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• East Meets West in the Language of Flamenco
  Old Europe, the Middle East and the American West. These are just a few of the melodic and rhythmic influences which frequently find their way into the music of Ottmar Liebert. In the course of listening to just a few of his songs, the mind’s eye can travel to locales as diverse as a street in Paris, a Cairo spice market or the deserts of New Mexico.
  June 11, 2013 - The Sag Harbor Express
• Middle East Gay Pride and LGBT Safety Exist Only in Israel
  Sexual minorities are as unwelcome in the Middle East as are religious minorities. Just as the Muslim-majority countries of the Middle East are generally hostile to Christians, Jews, Bahá'ís, Zoroastrians, and other religious minorities, they are even less welcoming of non-heterosexuals
  June 10, 2013 - The Christian Post