Both Uses of
Middle East
in
The Bourne Identity
- Leland's primary function in Paris was to dissuade the French government from authorizing massive arms sales-in particular fleets of Mirage jets-to Africa and the Middle East.†
Chpt 11 *Middle East = a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
- Cain's moved in on Carlos all over Europe and the Middle East, but there's no photograph of Cain, no one really knows what he looks like.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
a region around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf (though there is no agreement on an exact to definition)
Some of the countries typically considered part of that region today include Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, and Lebanon. Some might include Afghanistan and Turkey which would certainly be included if referred to as the "Greater Middle East". Occasionally, the area is referred to as the Near East.