Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-24 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente sirio Ahmed al-Sharaa en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en la sede del organismo en Nueva York, el 23 de septiembre del 2026. (AP foto/Heather Khalifa)
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[2026-09-24 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PROLONGED war in the Middle East, coupled with climate-related shocks, is expected to weigh on the country’s economic growth, prompting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to trim its growth outlook.
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[2026-09-24 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-24 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: A PROLONGED war in the Middle East, coupled with climate-related shocks, is expected to weigh on the country’s economic growth, prompting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to trim its growth outlook.
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[2026-09-24 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is facing accusations of genocide over its military campaign in Lebanon, where thousands have been killed and large areas devastated. RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports from Nabatieh, a city in the south of the country that has been repeatedly hit by Israeli strikes.
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[2026-09-24 02:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel is facing accusations of genocide over its military campaign in Lebanon, where thousands have been killed and large areas devastated. RT correspondent Steve Sweeney reports from Nabatieh, a city in the south of the country that has been repeatedly hit by Israeli strikes.
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[2026-09-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-24 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — Saudi oil giant Aramco plans to reorganize its business to create a new gas division with an eye on possible listings of business units in the future to raise cash, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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[2026-09-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A coalition of progressive Jewish leaders and Michigan Democrats sent a letter to former Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday urging her to press Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on his positions regarding Jewish safety and Israel during their joint campaign appearance on Tuesday. The group, known as Nonnegotiable Michigan, represents rabbis, cantors, and community leaders across the state.
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[2026-09-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump shared a Newsmax article about a recent Channel 13 election poll projecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc to win 54 seats in the upcoming elections, in a Wednesday post to Truth Social.
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[2026-09-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Firefighting teams are responding to an active fire that broke out in a residential building in the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Mea She'arim neighborhood in Jerusalem.
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[2026-09-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that the United States would uphold its commitments under its defense agreement with Saudi Arabia when asked about a military campaign by the Houthis.
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[2026-09-24 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The indirect talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, which many have viewed as a sign of Tehran’s willingness to reengage in negotiations aimed at ending the conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, are only a “half-truth” of what is really taking place, INSS Iran expert Beni Sabti told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-24 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Whenever an image crisis involving Israel erupts, like after the film NAZA won a major prize at the Venice Film Festival, there are often cries of “Where is the hasbara?” It is as if hasbara were a miracle cure: take two pills in the morning, and everything will be fine.
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[2026-09-24 01:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the UN General Assembly that it will never "bend the knee" after almost seven months of war with the US and Israel, but is ready for a diplomatic solution to the conflict.
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[2026-09-24 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that "we cannot speak of peace while ignoring Palestine".
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[2026-09-24 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the United Nations General Assembly that Iranians “have been the victims of terrorism”, citing the supreme leader’s assassination and the US attack on Minab primary school, holding up photos of its victims.
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Central Elections Committee voted 31 to 4 on Wednesday to bar Balad chairman Sami Abu Shehadeh from running in the October 27 election, accepting an Otzma Yehudit petition alleging that he supported armed struggle against Israel by a terrorist organization.
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of primary school-aged children in Iran have been unable to receive an education due to financial hardship, Iran’s Education Ministry confirmed to Iranian media on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Netherlands will join the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest after boycotting the event this year over Israel's participation, Dutch public broadcaster NPO said on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israeli navy is moving toward becoming a semi-autonomous force and may eventually become nearly fully autonomous, the IDF said.
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[2026-09-24 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Gaza-based journalists who worked amid what photojournalist Motaz Azaiza has described as a “Hamas-controlled media environment” were given prominent platforms in Westminster, researcher Emma Schubart of the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) revealed to The Jerusalem Post exclusively on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-24 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian airlines are being cut off from international routes and airport services as Washington steps up pressure on the country’s aviation sector. Several regional connections have already been suspended or restricted, although some foreign flights continue, RT’s Saman Kojouri has reported from outside the Tehran headquarters of Mahan Air, one of Iran’s major carriers.
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[2026-09-24 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian airlines are being cut off from international routes and airport services as Washington steps up pressure on the country’s aviation sector. Several regional connections have already been suspended or restricted, although some foreign flights continue, RT’s Saman Kojouri has reported from outside the Tehran headquarters of Mahan Air, one of Iran’s major carriers.
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[2026-09-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Debt climbs US$10 trillion in six months as fiscal strains deepen, exposing cracks in household and corporate balance sheets
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[2026-09-24 00:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara on Wednesday accused Israel of carrying out hundreds of air strikes and incursions on Syrian territory that he said were undermining his country's rise.
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[2026-09-24 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices reversed initial losses (Brent back above $100) on Wednesday amid persistent Middle East supply risks, as investors weighed the prospect of improved Saudi export flows and U.S.-Iran diplomacy against the potential for further disruptions.
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[2026-09-24 00:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: As expected, the United States delegation immediately walked out as Iran's president began speaking, in front of what was not a very well attended address to begin with. He listed out a series of war crimes by the US aggressor but an accompanying theme was Iranian defiance while under the bombs.
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[2026-09-24 00:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Palestinian ambassador to France, Hala Abou Hassira, has told The National that recognition of Palestinian statehood by 11 western nations a year ago must not be “trivialised” despite a deteriorating security and humanitarian situation on the ground.
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[2026-09-24 00:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A young Australian man who is facing the death penalty in Syria will be medically assessed for mental impairment after his mother and a lawyer flew to the strife-torn region to advocate for him.
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[2026-09-24 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a defiant speech to the United Nations on Wednesday blamed the the U.S. and Israel for stoking global instability while accusing them of launching illegal attacks on his country's civilians and infrastructure.
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[2026-09-24 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UAE Central Bank has barred Bank Melli Iran from conducting any financial transactions between its UAE branches and Iran after investigations found the Tehran-based lender had failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
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[2026-09-24 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the UN General Assembly on Thursday with his country facing unprecedented international criticism and a little more than a month to go before the general election.
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[2026-09-24 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The German-made INS Drakon submarine, which will be officially accepted in Israel at a ceremony on Thursday, has stronger weapons and longer underwater capabilities than prior Israeli submarines, according to the IDF.
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[2026-09-24 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A man in his 40s was seriously wounded in a car-ramming terror attack at the Maccabim checkpoint, also known as the Bell checkpoint, on Highway 443 on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-24 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People operate on a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-09-23 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom will provide Saudi Arabia with military support in its escalating war against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group, the British government said this week.
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[2026-09-23 23:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At the colloquium established shortly after the second world war to prevent future wars, United States President Donald Trump did just the inverse: He platformed his unceasing threats against Iran, suggesting almost casually on Tuesday that he could “annihilate” the country he has waged war against since February 28.
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[2026-09-23 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yoseph Haddad, the Arab Israeli advocate who is running second on former IDF general Ofer Winter's new party list, said he intends to serve as Israel's next minister of public diplomacy and predicted his party would be "the surprise of this election."
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[2026-09-23 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 25-year-old Eilat resident was arrested on Tuesday evening on Highway 90 in Israel's south after he was caught driving at 217 kph (135 mph) in a zone where the speed limit was 90 kph (56 mph).
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[2026-09-23 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Central Elections Committee voted Wednesday to bar the Arab party Ra'am from running in the upcoming Knesset elections, slated for October 27.
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[2026-09-23 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The first shuttle talks between the United States and Iran in months raised hopes on Wednesday that the adversaries could make some progress towards ending the Middle East war, although neither side spelled out any change in their positions.
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[2026-09-23 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-23 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has presented the US with a road map to end their conflict that includes a regionwide ceasefire, the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the US blockade of the country, regional sources told The National on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has presented the US with a road map to end their conflict that includes a regionwide ceasefire, the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the US blockade of the country, regional sources told The National on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-23 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa insisted at the UN Wednesday that the Golan Heights region will remain Syrian after Colombia last month recognized Israeli sovereignty over the strategically important territory.
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[2026-09-23 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Nearly two years after the November 2024 cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and Israel, the Lebanese Armed Forces face a growing gap between the responsibilities they have been asked to assume and the international support provided to them.
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[2026-09-23 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices rose slightly to $100 per barrel on Wednesday afternoon, after trading lower in the morning, as Iran and the US hold negotiations in New York to end the conflict and focus remains on Saudi supply.
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[2026-09-23 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi-affiliated media on Wednesday said Saudi airstrikes killed 10 people and left 14 others wounded in Yemen's Taiz and Al-Jawf governorates over the past 24 hours. "Eight civilians were killed and 11 others wounded in Taiz, while two civilians were killed and three others wounded in Al-Jawf," Al-Masirah TV channel said.
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