the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) fired 70 staff members working in Gaza after long-standing claims from Israeli authorities that the agency is a collaborator with the Hamas terrorist group.
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Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Bradley Martin is executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The result was a cornucopia of genetic contamination, including human DNA matching the original collector of the 1978 sample, as well as human DNA that is common in western Eurasia, Europe and the Near East.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
This example, however, hails from the Near East.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
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Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Bradley Martin is executive director of the Near East Center for Strategic Studies.
—Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The result was a cornucopia of genetic contamination, including human DNA matching the original collector of the 1978 sample, as well as human DNA that is common in western Eurasia, Europe and the Near East.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
This example, however, hails from the Near East.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026
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