Western Asia

Western Asia, also West Asia, is the westernmost subregion of Asia. It is entirely a part of the Greater Middle East. It includes Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Levant region, the island of Cyprus, the Sinai Peninsula, and partly Transcaucasia. The region is considered to be separated from Africa by the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt, and separated from Europe by the waterways of the Turkish Straits and the watershed of the Greater Caucasus. Central Asia lies to its northeast, while South Asia lies to its east. Eight seas surround the region (clockwise): the Aegean Sea, the Black …

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 4 October 2024 English

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UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 3 October 2024 English

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UN: The United Nations · 1 October 2024 English

588 p.

Section 22. Economic and social development in Western Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the 870.9 22. Economic and social development in Western Asia 48 931.5 50 535.8 50 146.3 24 917.6 – 9 22. Economic and social development in Western Asia 73 273.6 72 529.2 36 518.0 36 290.4 54 88.6 22. Economic and social development in Western Asia 50 45 90.4 23. Regular programme of technical


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 27 September 2024 English

As the war in Gaza continues, with Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, the fractious Israel-Lebanon border is showing signs of becoming a second front, with Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah …


UN: The United Nations · 27 September 2024 English

109 p. : ill., graphs, maps, tablesThis report presents the global status on transboundary cooperation and acceleration needs to achieve target 6.5 by 2030, based on the latest data on …

Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia); Silvia Saravia and Lisbeth Cristina Naranjo ......... 30 Figure 18: Northern Africa and Western Asia – Proportion of transboundary basin area in ......... 31 Figure 19: Northern Africa and Western Asia – Number of countries sharing transboundary


UN: The United Nations · 27 September 2024 English

75 p. : tables

Pacific ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Western Asia General Assembly resolutions 46/152, 56/119 Social Council resolutions 1992/24 and 1993/32 Western Asia Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Fifteenth


UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation · 27 September 2024 English

Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia); Silvia Saravia and Lisbeth Cristina Naranjo ......... 30 Figure 18: Northern Africa and Western Asia – Proportion of transboundary basin area in ......... 31 Figure 19: Northern Africa and Western Asia – Number of countries sharing transboundary


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 24 September 2024 English

It is widely recognized that China and Iran have maintained enduring and productive military ties, with the former significantly contributing weapon platforms and critical military and dual-use technologies to the …


ORF: Observer Research Foundation · 19 September 2024 English

One could easily dismiss it as a spy film plot if it weren't so real: a highly sophisticated 'pager attack' purportedly by Israeli agencies has left dozens dead and opened …


ERF: Economic Research Forum · 19 September 2024 English

However, the likelihood of FI for public employees decreased between 2016 and 2022, which explains the very limited job opportunities in the public sector in Palestine due to the financial …

100-119. 29 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) (2023). Social and Economic Situation


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