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- proper noun The
region comprisingsouthwest Asia andnortheast Africa .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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MidEast funds take big bite of AgBank IPO funds to invest $3.6 bln in AgBank IPO - sources * Mideast takes more than half the HK cornerstone portion *
WN.com - Articles related to Agricultural Bank's initial offering does not thrill 2010
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MidEast funds take big bite of AgBank IPO funds to invest $3.6 bln in AgBank IPO - sources * Mideast takes more than half the HK cornerstone portion *
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“War on Terror” makes good sound bites, but what going on in the Mideast is the killing normal people to get a few Terrorists.
Think Progress » Israelis and Lebanese talking — on the net. 2006
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Bookworm Room, just relocated from Blogspot to WordPress, links to a most interesting item by Tom Gross, writing in Mideast Dispatch:
Television 2009
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Obama shows “positive signals” in Mideast policy mgparrish (brought to you by Tea Party Patriots) says:
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The king of Morocco has rejected a request to meet with Israel's president because of the impasse in Mideast peacemaking, an aide to the Israeli statesman said, in a new diplomatic fallout from the deadlocked peace talks.
World Watch 2010
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The vote came during an impasse in Mideast peacemaking.
Israeli Cabinet Passes Loyalty Bill Associated Press 2010
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Hey, it's worked and maybe we'll be in Irag for 100 years to protect the Mideast from the likes of Iran and Syria.
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Danish "Mohammed" cartoons causing uproar in Mideast
Boing Boing: January 29, 2006 - February 4, 2006 Archives 2006
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The Mideast is considerably more chaotic than in 2003″
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