The Middle East, also known as the Near East, is home to one of the Cradles of Civilization and has seen many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations...

is the largest Middle Eastern country by area. The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times, with the geopolitical importance of the region...

The genetic history of the Middle East is the subject of research within the fields of human population genomics, archaeogenetics and Middle Eastern studies...

The economy of the Middle East is very diverse, with national economies ranging from hydrocarbon-exporting rentiers to centralized socialist economies...

The Demographics of the Middle East describes populations of the Middle East, a region covering western and northern parts of the Asian and African continents...

today's Middle East but earlier in time, the term ancient Near East is used. This list is intended as a timeline of the history of the Middle East. For more...

most parts of the Middle East, and are open to hostility in others. Sex between men is illegal in 9 of the 18 countries that make up the region. It is...

Cyprus) without the South Caucasus, and also comprising Egypt in North Africa. The Middle East has historically been a crossroad of different cultures...

originated in the Middle East during the 1st century AD, is a significant minority religion within the region, characterized by the diversity of its beliefs...

is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally...