Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-23 18:45 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-09-23 18:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: For more than a month, the Houthis have been striking Saudi oil infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea, stepping up pressure on global oil prices and boosting Iran’s leverage in its war with the United States. The Houthi advances have seemed to come with little resistance from Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces.
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[2026-09-23 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Police arrested three minors on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a series of recent acts of vandalism at the Kol Haneshama Reform synagogue in Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood, police announced.
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[2026-09-23 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Central Elections Committee opened two days of disqualification hearings on Wednesday, with a request to bar former MK Sami Abu Shehadeh (Balad) over his writings following the October 7 massacre expected to form the central legal dispute of the proceedings.
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[2026-09-23 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The UK will grow by less than expected next year amid the ongoing US-Israel war in Iran, an international agency has said.
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[2026-09-23 18:00 UTC+10:00] [OECD] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Paris-based body warns that ‘economic prospects remain heavily dependent on durable resolution to conflict’
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[2026-09-23 17:29 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian fuel companies are warning global supply buffers that have shielded motorists from the full impact of the Iran war are rapidly depleting, raising the risk of steeper price rises at service stations if international inventories continue to tighten.
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[2026-09-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Police announced on Tuesday that they had solved the murder of Yanis Yushayev, 41, of Or Akiva, who was shot dead last month at a gas station in Caesarea, with a prosecutor's declaration filed against the main suspect, 54-year-old Hazon resident Doron Weizman.
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[2026-09-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF denied a report from Tuesday that claimed that kidnapping attempts had been made against soldiers near the Yellow Line, saying that the majority of the details included were completely baseless.
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[2026-09-23 17:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Kingdom of Jordan has often criticized Israel’s actions at the UN and in other forums. It has a long-established track record of backing a two-state solution and supporting the Palestinians. It also has a long track record of slamming Israel over issues involving Jerusalem because Jordan portrays itself as backing the status quo at the Christian and Muslim holy sites in the city.
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[2026-09-23 17:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Tuesday that despite ongoing discussions with Israel, he could not entertain the notion of diplomatic relations while Israel carries out air strikes on his country and occupies his birthplace of the Golan Heights.
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[2026-09-23 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi held their first meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York, as Baghdad and Damascus reset ties.
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[2026-09-23 17:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is scouring the nation for resources ranging from oil to rare earths, as it tries to shield its economy from rising geopolitical turbulence
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[2026-09-23 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-09-23 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has launched a petition calling for action to suspend Israel’s United Nations membership.
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[2026-09-23 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Almost seven months into a war that has redrawn the global energy map, the man overseeing US President Donald Trump's energy agenda says the fight over Middle East oil is no longer only about supply – it's about the routes that carry it.
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[2026-09-23 16:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Power supply lines were damaged and a complete power outage caused in Lebanon's Nabaa el-Hamas area after an Israeli air strike targeted al-Khiam in southern Lebanon overnight, according to National News Agency.
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[2026-09-23 16:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran's foreign minister has met US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff at the UN on a day when the US leader said he could "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved.
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[2026-09-23 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League this autumn despite clear evidence that Israel’s football association continues to support illegal settlements, Amnesty International has said.
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[2026-09-23 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Traffic on Highway 60 reopened on Wednesday after a bus fire blocked both directions between Tapuach Junction and Rechelim, the Israel Police announced. No injuries were reported.
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[2026-09-23 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran conveyed its conditions for ending hostilities with the United States through Qatari mediators, Iranian Foreign Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state media IRNA on Tuesday, during the ongoing United Nations General Assembly.
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[2026-09-23 16:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Opposition leader Yair Lapid will host the leaders of the "change bloc," former prime minister Naftali Bennett, Yashar chairman Gadi Eisenkot, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman, and Democrats party chairman Yair Golan, at his Tel Aviv home on Saturday night for talks on coordinating their moves ahead of the elections.
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[2026-09-23 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Today on Trending Middle East, both Iran and the US have confirmed they held talks through mediators during the UN General Assembly. This marks the first known negotiation between both sides since an interim agreement broke down in July.
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[2026-09-23 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran has been in negotiations with the U.S. through a Qatari mediator in New York, and communicated its conditions for ending the seven-month war on all fronts, according to regional media reports.
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[2026-09-23 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian was killed, and three others were injured, on late Tuesday night in Israeli shelling near al-Nafaq Street, east of Gaza City, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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[2026-09-23 15:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: EQT, Europe’s largest private markets investment firm, is setting up its first Middle East office in Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, ADGM, joining a growing roster of global asset managers expanding in the emirate.
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[2026-09-23 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There has been a sharp rise in reports of violence against women and girls in the Gaza Strip, including early and forced marriage, according to a series of recent reports from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
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[2026-09-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [United States] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-09-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran have engaged in hours of indirect talks through mediators on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, but accounts differed over whether officials from the two countries met directly.
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[2026-09-23 14:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Khamenei, has hailed the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force for its “tireless efforts”, according to Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
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[2026-09-23 14:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Australian petrol and diesel prices are surging as the Iran war continues. (ABC News: Adam Griffiths)
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[2026-09-23 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK has pledged military assistance to Saudi Arabia as tensions with Yemen’s Houthis intensify, citing growing risks to regional trade and energy supplies.
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[2026-09-23 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The UK has pledged military assistance to Saudi Arabia as tensions with Yemen’s Houthis intensify, citing growing risks to regional trade and energy supplies.
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[2026-09-23 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that the UN had become unable to fulfill its duty of preserving peace and called for reform of the Security Council.
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[2026-09-23 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-23 14:09 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hanwha Aerospace has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia as the South Korean defense company steps up efforts to win weapons contracts across the Middle East.
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[2026-09-23 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: At the summit, on its sidelines and on social media, world leaders both collaborated and clashed. (Reuters: Toby Melville/pool)
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[2026-09-23 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices fell on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had met for "very good" talks at the United Nations.
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[2026-09-23 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fourteen Israeli citizens crossed the border in the Golan Heights into Syrian territory before being arrested and returned to Israel by the IDF on Tuesday, the military announced in a statement.
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[2026-09-23 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: G7 foreign ministers meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday delivered a blunt message to Tehran – end your arming and financing of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The appeal came after seven of the world’s biggest economies warned that Iran’s continued support for the violent militia threatens international trade and global stability.
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[2026-09-23 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada is pledging 100 million Canadian dollars ($71m) in international assistance for Palestinians in an effort to preserve “the possibility of a two-state solution”.
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[2026-09-23 12:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli restrictions have stalled the delivery of more than 900 wheelchairs donated by two Australian charities to help injured children in Gaza, according to ABC News.
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[2026-09-23 12:31 UTC+10:00] [COMMENTARY] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton once said that when a crisis breaks out, the first thing everyone in Washington asks is, “Where is the nearest (aircraft) carrier?” That remains a critical question as the U.S. faces off against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, but for the shipping industry, it may have been replaced by another: “Where are the nearest oil tankers — and do we have enough?”
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[2026-09-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Saudi Pro League is taking an early season breather with the first international break of the new campaign.
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[2026-09-23 12:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — US President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met Tuesday, an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.
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[2026-09-23 12:13 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: France's President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday dismissed US President Donald Trump's claims of having secured peace in Gaza, saying not a single humanitarian corridor had been reopened in the enclave despite the proclaimed peace.
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[2026-09-23 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura terminal recorded its busiest loading day since before the war on 21 September, as six very large crude carriers (VLCCs) lifted close to 12 million barrels at Ras Tanura and Juaymah, according to analytics firm Kpler.
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[2026-09-23 11:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Donald Trump is in an advantageous position in dealings with Iran, a State Department official told The National on Tuesday, after the US President announced new negotiations had taken place.
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[2026-09-23 11:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: World leaders descended on New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, where the agenda spans the U.S.-Iran war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the fragile ceasefire in Gaza and the risks posed by artificial intelligence.
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[2026-09-23 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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