the Mideast

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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Cairo warned that an expulsion of Palestinians would destabilize the Mideast and undermine Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel, a cornerstone of stability and American influence for decades. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 President Trump’s fanciful plan for Gaza will not happen; still his wacky vision actually undermines legitimate efforts to improve relations in the Mideast, with Israel’s Arab partners like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia looking for the exits. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025 There's No Way Back | Opinion Trump's Gaza Plan Undermines Justice and International Law | Opinion Trump Should Keep His Eyes on the (Nobel) Prize in the Mideast | Opinion And what might that be? —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 In the Mideast, there is also a blueprint for breakthrough. —

Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Mideast