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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@HappyHippyMum what kind of kit to use .. so i muted the bass part and tried a middle eastern thing and it sounds great
Yorgeee (Jorg Rinker) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:51:38 -0000
@HappyHippyMum what kind of kit to use .. so i muted the bass part and tried a middle eastern thing and it sounds great
would love to see Middle Eastern cuisine like this become the "next" big cuisine: http://bit.ly/83uXJU
aperl23 (Allison Perlik) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:16 -0000
would love to see Middle Eastern cuisine like this become the "next" big cuisine: http://bit.ly/83uXJU
Come to "Winter Class Session Begins at the Cassandra School of Middle Eastern Dance" Sunday, January 3 at 5:00 pm... http://bit.ly/83c9wF
Jawaahir (Jawaahir Dance) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:46:37 -0000
Come to "Winter Class Session Begins at the Cassandra School of Middle Eastern Dance" Sunday, January 3 at 5:00 pm... http://bit.ly/83c9wF
Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics - Palgrave Macmillan. http://tinyurl.com/ydgrrt9
politics_book (New Politics Books) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:36:35 -0000
Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics - Palgrave Macmillan. http://tinyurl.com/ydgrrt9
New release: The Turkish-Israeli Relationship: Changing Ties of Middle Eastern Outsiders by Ofra Bengio http://bit.ly/8SzBpH
History_books (new History books) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:28:30 -0000
New release: The Turkish-Israeli Relationship: Changing Ties of Middle Eastern Outsiders by Ofra Bengio http://bit.ly/8SzBpH
@FreshOutThePot LOL no way... I asked u a question man... I'm stickin wit fried chicken or bean burritos. And middle eastern baaaa
FLYBOYREEM (♫Reem LukeSkywalker♫) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:22:09 -0000
@FreshOutThePot LOL no way... I asked u a question man... I'm stickin wit fried chicken or bean burritos. And middle eastern baaaa

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