There have been many. Some include Canaan, Persia, and Mesopotamia.
The Middle Eastern nation that is in both Asia and Europe is Turkey. Part of Turkey has elements of a cosmopolitan European country, while part of it is a traditional Middle Eastern culture.
Turkey.
Bahrain is a Middle Eastern country comprised of an archipelago of 33 islands.
Qatar?
Israel
Turkey
turkey
Oman is the middle eastern nation with a capital city named Muscat. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
Iran
authoritarian governments
Iran
Vreme is a publication printed in the Middle Eastern republic of Serbia-Montenegro. You can find links and information for this publication on the YouTube website.