the Middle East
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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The airlines integrating these solutions range from ultra-low-cost carriers to legacy airlines, spanning regions from North America to the Middle East.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Most of its revenue came from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with around 6% generated from the Middle East.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 May 2026
However, analysts fear that the war in the Middle East — increasingly one of the world’s leading art-buying markets — could drag on sales globally.
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
The airlines integrating these solutions range from ultra-low-cost carriers to legacy airlines, spanning regions from North America to the Middle East.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 May 2026
Most of its revenue came from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with around 6% generated from the Middle East.
—Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 May 2026
However, analysts fear that the war in the Middle East — increasingly one of the world’s leading art-buying markets — could drag on sales globally.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
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“The Middle East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20East. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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