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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It is assisted by many in the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Dagher said Power spoke during the meeting about UNRWA (The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), to which the U.S. recently suspended funding amid accusations some of its members were linked to terrorism.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
The three soldiers, killed by terrorists in Iraq and Syria loyal to Iran, were part of the 45,000 American troops stationed in eight Arab countries in the Near East.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024
The problem is compounded because aid groups, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as UNRWA, have had their movements restricted by Israel and their facilities and staff hit in the fighting.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Estimates of displacement and people in Rafah come from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Last month, the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East confirmed the content of an Israeli dossier that stated 12 of its workers participated in the Hamas terror invasion.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
Nine countries have paused future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Beatrice Guzzardi, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
The success of this discovery, as reported in a press release, can be attributed to chicken bones that were excavated from 140 archaeological sites across Europe and the Near East.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
Dagher said Power spoke during the meeting about UNRWA (The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), to which the U.S. recently suspended funding amid accusations some of its members were linked to terrorism.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
The three soldiers, killed by terrorists in Iraq and Syria loyal to Iran, were part of the 45,000 American troops stationed in eight Arab countries in the Near East.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024
The problem is compounded because aid groups, especially the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, known as UNRWA, have had their movements restricted by Israel and their facilities and staff hit in the fighting.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Estimates of displacement and people in Rafah come from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East.
—Cate Brown, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
Last month, the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East confirmed the content of an Israeli dossier that stated 12 of its workers participated in the Hamas terror invasion.
—Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024
Nine countries have paused future funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid an investigation into allegations some workers participated in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
—Beatrice Guzzardi, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2024
The success of this discovery, as reported in a press release, can be attributed to chicken bones that were excavated from 140 archaeological sites across Europe and the Near East.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
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