The Middle East is a historical and cultural subregion of Africa-Eurasia traditionally held to be countries or regions in Southwest Asia together with Egypt. In other contexts, the region can include other parts of North Africa and/or Central Asia.

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In the Western world, the Middle East is generally thought of as a predominantly Islamic Arabic community defined by frequent war. However the area encompasses many distinct cultural and ethnic groups, including the Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azeris, Berbers, Chaldeans, Druze, Greeks, Jews, Kurds, Maronites, Persians and Turks. The main language groups include: Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian (also known as Aramaic and Syriac), Hebrew, Persian, Kurdish and Turkish. The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.

Most Western definitions of the "Middle East" — in both established reference books and common usage — define the region as 'nations in Southwest Asia, from Iran (Persia) to Egypt'. Egypt, with its Sinai Peninsula in Asia, is often considered part of the 'Middle East', although most of the country lies geographically in North Africa. North African nations without Asian links, such as Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, are increasingly being called North African — as opposed to Middle Eastern (Iran (Persia) to Egypt-Asia) — by international media outlets.

One widely used definition of "Middle East" is that of the airline industry, maintained by the IATA standards organization. This definition — as of early 2006 — includes Bahrain, Egypt, Iran (Persia), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. ^* This definition is used in world-wide airfare and tax calculations for passengers and cargo.

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jchristenson (Jamie Christenson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:21 -0000
Middle East health IT execs to meet in Oman: A new conference based in Oman will draw together government, heal.. http://bit.ly/1leewG
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ashleeyyyyy (Ashley McColgan) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:39:21 -0000
anyone in the boston area..i better see your faces at The Middle East Upstairs tomorrow @ 1pm for @lannenfall and @ianwalshmusic only $10 :)
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tweetpod (A Global Playlist) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:38:12 -0000
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adymorbiran (Ady Mor-Biran) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:37:43 -0000
HP Software MEMA (Middle East & Africa) twitter launched today! Follow all that is Hot, new & fresh in our region at @HPSoftwareMEMA

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