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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research) - Counties: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman,
United Arab Emirates
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Sources
- [U.S. State Department] background notes - Middle East and North Africa
- Atlas of the Orient - Middle East - maps, politics, economy, people & religion, history
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- ArabDataNet - country information, news, directory, events
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient - North Africa and the Middle East
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - Middle East (New York) - monitors abuses against the press and promote press
freedom around the world
- Centro Italiano per la Pace in Medio Oriente (Italian Centre for Peace in the Middle East) - encouragies and facilitates the Israeli,
Palestinian and Arab dialogue
- Ford Foundation Middle East & North Africa (Cairo) - currently focuses on projects in Egypt and Palestine and on initiatives that
benefit the region as a whole
- Near East Foundation (NEF) (USA, regional office in Cairo) - private nonprofit development agency which works both directly and
through local institutions to help people in the Middle East and Africa build better lives for themselves and their communities
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- EgyptAir
- El-Al Israel Airlines
- Gulf Air
- Middle East Airlines (Lebanon)
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Saudi Arabian Airlines - largest airline in the Middle East
- Turkish Airlines
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Research institutes:
- German Orient Institute - established by the German Oriental Society and funded by the German government to focus on
Turkish, Ottoman and Central Asian studies
- Gulf Centre for Strategic Studies (UK)
- Israel-Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI)
- Middle East Intelligence Bulletin - monthly analysis of political developments in the Middle East
- Middle East Media and Research Institute (MENRI)
- Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC) (University of Texas) - ancient history, arts, culture, government, politics,
business, news, media, religion
- CSIS Middle East Studies Program - Middle East political, economic, and social analysis
- Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (US)
- Essential data:
- [U.S. State Department] background notes - Middle East and North Africa
- Social development:
- [World Bank] Global Economic Prospects 2001 Report - Middle East and North Africa
- [World Bank] Regional Brief - Middle East and North Africa
- [OneWorld.net] country database - Western Asia - news articles selected from around the world
- Governance:
- [Political Resources] - Middle East
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Tehran Times
- Gulf News (Arab Emirates)
- Gulf Business Magazine
- Arabic News
- Middle East Times (Cairo)
- Middle East News Agency (MENA) (Egypt)
- Jerusalem Post
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- AME Info - The ultimate Middle East business resource
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Middle East Investment Bank (Jordan)
- Cairo Amman Bank
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