1. Middle East - Noun
2. Middle East - Proper 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
Source: WordNetThere will be peace in the Middle East only when the Arabs love their children more than they hate Israel. Golda Meir
Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil! Golda Meir
The truth is, about the Middle East is, had there been no oil there, it would be like Africa. Nobody is threatening to intervene in Africa. Wesley Clark
There exists an unmistakable demand in the Middle East and in the wider Muslim world for democratization. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries. Barack Obama
We shall continue to work for a Middle East that is free of strife and violence, living in harmony without the threat of terrorism or dangers of weapons of mass destruction. Hosni Mubarak