Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: British band Massive Attack have said they are "surprised and disappointed" after two of their members were barred from performing in Singapore for displaying a Palestinian flag during a concert.
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[2026-08-04 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: British band Massive Attack have said they are "surprised and disappointed" after two of their members were barred from performing in Singapore for displaying a Palestinian flag during a concert. Singaporean authorities had clarified previously that the country has clear rules on political expression and foreign national emblems at cultural events.
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[2026-08-04 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM, Israel — The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group.
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[2026-08-04 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, following a period of severe disruption through the Strait of Hormuz amid the sprawling Middle East conflict.
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[2026-08-04 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil surged nearly 20 per cent in July, with Brent topping $100 a barrel for the first time since May amid Middle East conflict.
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[2026-08-04 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates airline and Etihad have extended cancellations on flights between the UAE and Bahrain and Kuwait, with travel disruptions now entering a third consecutive week owing to regional tensions.
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[2026-08-04 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Emirates and Etihad Airways have extended cancellations on flights between the UAE and Bahrain and Kuwait, with travel disruption now entering a third consecutive week owing to regional tensions.
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[2026-08-04 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Lebanese President Joseph Aoun took office after more than a year of war between Israel and Hezbollah, he faced daunting political and security challenges.
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[2026-08-04 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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[2026-08-04 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Royal Commissions
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[2026-08-04 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-04 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Shipping traffic at the key Gulf waterways of Bab al-Mandab and Strait of Hormuz held largely unchanged at the start of the week, shipping data showed, as the progress of talks between the United States and Iran remained ambiguous.
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[2026-08-04 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Some political acts cross a line even when the politician responsible can produce a technically accurate explanation afterward. Defense Minister Israel Katz’s televised treatment of OC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth was one of them.
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[2026-08-04 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The recent announcement of an agreement to disarm Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza marks an important moment. Establishing a framework that addresses one of the conflict’s most intractable questions helps efforts to resolve an appalling humanitarian crisis.
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[2026-08-04 12:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares turned lower late Tuesday morning, reversing early gains as technology stocks declined amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East, despite overnight gains on Wall Street.
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[2026-08-04 12:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 11:46 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Board of Peace official overseeing Gaza’s postwar transition met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a statement, in part to discuss a new disarmament deal the board had reached with the militant Hamas group.
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[2026-08-04 11:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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[2026-08-04 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The US-led Board of Peace has said that an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza will only take place after the disarmament of Hamas is complete, following a meeting between the body’s director, Nickolay Mladenov, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-08-04 11:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Inflation is expected to edge up in August from the previous month due to a base effect, while lingering Middle East tensions continue to fuel cost-push inflationary pressure, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 11:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Inflation is expected to edge up in August from the previous month due to a base effect, while lingering Middle East tensions continue to fuel cost-push inflationary pressure, the central bank said Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Likud Court overturned overnight one of the central and most dramatic decisions adopted by the Likud convention last week, ruling that current and former lawmakers, ministers, and deputy ministers will not be permitted to run in regional slots in the primaries.
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[2026-08-04 10:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Explosions were heard in Kuwait and Iraq on Tuesday morning, Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.
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[2026-08-04 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 10:35 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors weighed an overnight rebound on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the artificial intelligence-backed rally.
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[2026-08-04 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said on Monday that there are no negotiations ongoing between Tehran and Washington, nor any plans for meetings, as the talks over the management of the Hormuz Strait remain mediated by Oman.
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[2026-08-04 10:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares opened higher Tuesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investors weighed an overnight rebound on Wall Street amid lingering uncertainty over the Middle East and the artificial intelligence (AI)-backed rally.
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[2026-08-04 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF continues to maintain a high level of readiness for the possibility of an escalation with Iran, a senior security official told Walla on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey denounced "ongoing Israeli violations in Gaza," in a joint statement on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 09:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are no ongoing talks between Iran and the United States and no upcoming meetings planned, despite claims by US President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei.
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[2026-08-04 09:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran was set to carry out attacks in Ukraine before Kyiv had issued an apology, a top military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 09:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Walaa Volidis supports her displaced parents and four younger siblings
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[2026-08-04 09:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli political leaders have mocked and exploited the migration crisis engulfing Morocco, an Israeli ally, and Spain, whose relations with Israel have sharply deteriorated.
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[2026-08-04 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran called off retaliatory strikes against Ukraine over last month’s attack on a cargo ship in the Caspian Sea after Kiev apologized, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said.
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[2026-08-04 08:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Head of Turkiye’s National Intelligence Organization Ibrahim Kalin met a Hamas delegation led by its new political bureau chief Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul, according to a statement released by Hamas on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 08:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation."
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[2026-08-04 07:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasized that IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth has not been dismissed and is performing well in his role in the military, during a meeting with heads of the local authorities from the West Bank on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) anti-draft protesters arrived at the home of the new head of the Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program in Komemiyut on Monday night, demonstrating against the program, N12 reported.
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[2026-08-04 07:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 76-year-old Yashar Party activist named Ilan Mans was attacked and hospitalized last week at Hemed Bridge while attempting to remove a sign that read, “Yigal Amir will be released,” according to reports from Hebrew media.
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[2026-08-04 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 07:25 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: Published 4 August 2026 7:25am
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[2026-08-04 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president also says negotiations with Tehran are ‘going on right now’ despite Tehran’s insistence no direct talks were under way
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[2026-08-04 07:23 UTC+10:00] [Iranian Foreign Ministry] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US president also says negotiations with Tehran are ‘going on right now’ despite Tehran’s insistence no direct talks were under way
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[2026-08-04 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday scolded Chevron and Exxon for soaring profits in the second quarter, as oil prices have surged due to the Iran war.
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[2026-08-04 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar, Egypt and Turkey released a statement on Monday criticising Israel for the intensification of its strikes on Gaza, calling them "a flagrant violation of international law and international humanitarian law".
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[2026-08-04 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Arab League secretary general has strongly condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza and accused them of attempting to sabotage the ceasefire agreement in a statement on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 06:50 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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