Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In case anybody out there hasn’t noticed, there appears to be a continuing – possibly growing – tendency among foreign artists to steer a wide berth around this country.
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[2026-05-23 18:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused the United States of making “excessive demands” during a phone call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to Iran’s foreign ministry.
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[2026-05-23 18:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-05-23 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) announced this week the successful completion of its largest cybercrime operation to date. Operation Ramz spanned across 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa and resulted in the mass arrest of 201 individuals.
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[2026-05-23 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations has accused Washington of “excessive demands” that are pushing peace talks towards collapse amid reports that United States President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for strikes on Iran if negotiations to secure a deal fail.
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[2026-05-23 18:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-23 17:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel imported military-related goods from six European countries despite arms restrictions.
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[2026-05-23 17:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Five Gulf countries have maintained their credit ratings and stable outlooks amid the US-Iran war, largely due to their sufficient fiscal buffers that have acted as a cushion against economic shocks.
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[2026-05-23 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-05-23 16:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan’s powerful army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran on Friday as diplomatic efforts to broker a peace agreement between Iran and the United States intensified. Pakistani officials are reportedly playing a growing mediation role as regional powers push to prevent a wider conflict.
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[2026-05-23 16:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said several Gulf governments should be held internationally responsible for their alleged role in facilitating aggression against Iran and must compensate Tehran for resulting damages.
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[2026-05-23 16:43 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-05-23 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said there has been “some progress” in talks with Iran to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-23 16:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian defence ministry spokesperson said US President Donald Trump must accept what he described as Iran’s legitimate rights and demands if he wants to avoid further setbacks.
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[2026-05-23 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Air raid sirens were activated in northern Israel on Friday after the Israeli military reported the infiltration of a “hostile aircraft” into the area.
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[2026-05-23 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The first Japanese-managed oil tanker to successfully transit the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade is expected to arrive in Japan shortly, according to public broadcaster NHK.
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[2026-05-23 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A 30-year-old suspect set himself on fire in Herzliya on Friday after noticing that police teams had arrived to question him.
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[2026-05-23 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq has begun restoring the ancient Ziggurat of Ur using locally made bricks and traditional building methods, Iraqi outlet Shafaq News reported two weeks ago.
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[2026-05-23 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Major global credit rating agencies have maintained the sovereign ratings of key Gulf states despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war with Iran and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disclosures about Iron Dome batteries and secret meetings have exposed ties analysts say the UAE would rather handle ‘more discreetly’
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[2026-05-23 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Disclosures about Iron Dome batteries and secret meetings have exposed ties analysts say the UAE would rather handle ‘more discreetly’
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[2026-05-23 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces attacked residential areas in central Gaza on Saturday, targeting the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps despite the ongoing ceasefire.
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[2026-05-23 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi held talks with Pakistani army chief Asim Munir in Tehran on Friday, with the two discussing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation and ending the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-23 14:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Activists detained by Israeli forces after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza aboard a flotilla have alleged that they were subjected to physical and sexual abuse while in custody, according to organisers of the mission.
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[2026-05-23 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 13:57 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry condemns attacks as violations of international law; Israel says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites and militants
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[2026-05-23 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: India’s state-run fuel retailers have raised petrol and diesel prices for the third time this month as higher global oil prices linked to the US-Israel war on Iran continue to strain energy markets.
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[2026-05-23 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House said President Donald Trump is keeping all options available as negotiations with Iran continue.
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[2026-05-23 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of pushing nuclear nonproliferation talks towards collapse through what it described as “excessive demands”.
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[2026-05-23 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia’s envoy to international organisations in Geneva, Mikhail Ulyanov, said Iran’s assessment of ongoing talks to end the war is likely closer to reality than that of the United States.
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[2026-05-23 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: So vast is the multitude of problems that plague New York’s five boroughs, over which Mayor Zohran Mamdani presides, that it is mind-blowing how he has the time or inclination to weigh in on a real estate expo which took place at a Brooklyn synagogue.
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[2026-05-23 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is negotiating with Oman to establish a system that would allow both countries to charge ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, even after the US warned against establishing payment methods in the waterway, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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[2026-05-23 13:09 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Gabbard leaves after tumultuous stint during which she was largely left out as Donald Trump launched attacks on Venezuela and Iran – key US politics stories from Friday 22 May at a glance
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[2026-05-23 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Arriving in Cannes with his debut feature, Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep, filmmaker Rakan Mayasi is feeling vulnerable but defiant. Premiering in the Un Certain Regard strand, his deeply personal drama is set in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, and follows the fate of two sisters, played by Rim and Jawaher Al Mawla, caught amid a bloody feud between Bedouin tribes.
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[2026-05-23 13:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Arriving in Cannes with his debut feature, Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep, filmmaker Rakan Mayasi is feeling vulnerable but defiant. Premiering in the Un Certain Regard strand, his deeply personal drama is set in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, and follows the fate of two sisters, played by Rim and Jawaher Al Mawla, caught amid a bloody feud between Bedouin tribes.
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[2026-05-23 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Our warning at the start of the year, well before the U.S.-Iran conflict erupted, rested on one very simple theme that much of Wall Street missed, perhaps because analysts were still wearing their 'green' glasses and focusing on the wrong crises or actually non-existent crises.
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[2026-05-23 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En esta foto del 28 de febrero de 2022 se puede ver el símbolo de Naciones Unidas fuera de la sede del organismo. (AP Foto/John Minchillo, Archivo)
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[2026-05-23 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said Israel’s military campaign in Gaza goes beyond occupation and is aimed at ending the Palestinian presence in the territory.
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[2026-05-23 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Director of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, Tayab Ali, has publicly challenged UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper over what he described as a contradiction between Britain’s stated concern for Gaza and its continued military cooperation with Israel.
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[2026-05-23 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An analyst says countries are more willing to seek the World Bank’s help than from the IMF due to the IMF’s austerity conditions
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[2026-05-23 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: An analyst says countries are more willing to seek the World Bank’s help than from the IMF due to the IMF’s austerity conditions
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
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[2026-05-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [Xi Jinping] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause
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[2026-05-23 11:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is weighing new military strikes on Iran, US media outlets reported on Friday.
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[2026-05-23 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on Friday, ending the tenure of a controversial pick who appeared to be at odds with President Donald Trump over the Iran war.
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[2026-05-23 10:40 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
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[2026-05-23 10:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Elbit will expand its ties with the German submarine manufacturer TKMS, after both companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-23 10:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said revenues from Venezuelan oil had more than offset the cost of the US war on Iran, claiming the gains had paid for the conflict “about 25 times over”.
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[2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended Friday without agreement because of what experts said was a dispute between the United States and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program.
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[2026-05-23 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: California Congressman Mark Levin said rising fuel prices linked to the US war on Iran are placing a growing burden on American families and businesses, and announced support for legislation to suspend the federal gasoline tax through October 2026.
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