Today, the old Middle East can still be found in Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia, Algeria, and Fatah-controlled Palestine. The new Middle East includes Dubai, the Gulf emirates, and Israel, as well as Hezbollah, Hamas, and jihadi terrorism – and, partly, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
现今，旧的中东仍然能够在叙利亚、埃及、也门、突尼斯、阿尔及利亚和法塔赫控制的巴勒斯坦得以保留。新的中东则包括迪拜、海湾各酋长国和以色列，以及真主党、哈马斯和圣战恐怖主义—以及一定程度上的伊朗和沙特阿拉伯。约旦和摩洛哥也正试图将自己与新中东关联起来。