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The Middle East in the Past

In the past, the Middle East was based around its

water bodies, the Nile, the Tigris, and the Euphrates Irrigation canal system at the

Rivers, whose populations used to serve their Euphrates River in Syria

agricultural and living needs. For hundreds of years,

the Nile supported Egyptians who lived on its banks,

while the Mesopotamians depended on the Tigris

and the Euphrates. The rivers also helped these

civilizations in transportation and trade, which made

other civilizations interested in the area.

The Middle East in the Present

Now, the Middle East has changed to a more modern

approach in which countries no longer consider
Gas are from o shore oil and
agriculture as their main source of income, focusing gas processing platform

more on di erent industries.

One of the main industries the Middle East invests in

the most is oil export, and Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran,

and the United Arab Emirates are its main exporters

in the region. However, other countries like Bahrain,

Egypt, and Lebanon invest in tourism as one of their

biggest sources of income.

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