Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-23 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Qatar Airways will skip handing out bonuses to almost 60,000 workers this year, according to a memo sent to employees this week that was seen by Bloomberg. The decision comes after the US-Israel war on Iran forced the carrier to cancel tens of thousands of flights and to lose out on billions in revenue.
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[2026-05-23 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK's security minister has paid tribute to the country's "deep rooted" relationship with Israel and hailed the "commitment to robust democratic governance, rule of law, and judicial independence" that he believes both nations share.
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[2026-05-23 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia is emerging as an early beneficiary in the Iran war, as it is seeing a surge in oil revenue due to rising crude prices.
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[2026-05-23 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-05-23 01:08 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-23 01:07 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-23 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Like many Moroccan farmers, Mehdi el-Maazi was hopeful that rare heavy rains would yield an abundant harvest this year -- but those hopes were quickly shattered as the Middle East war sent fuel and fertiliser costs soaring.
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[2026-05-23 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ken Martin, the Democratic National Committee’s party chair, delayed releasing the DNC autopsy report, a 192-page analysis on the party’s 2024 election loss, for months – now that he has released the controversial report, he is facing mounting questions and a lack of confidence in his leadership.
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[2026-05-23 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UK, Germany, Italy, France called on the Israeli government to end the expansion of settlements and address settler violence in the occupied West Bank, in a joint statement reported by Wafa news agency.
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[2026-05-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
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[2026-05-23 00:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French authorities are investigating an alleged election meddling plot by an Israeli “information warfare” company targeting candidates critical of the Jewish state. The scheme – involving fake profiles and AI nudes – follows a familiar pattern.
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[2026-05-23 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that Israeli strikes have killed over 3111 and injured 9342 since March 2.
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[2026-05-23 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Lebanon has opened a large tent shelter on Beirut’s seafront to house civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment, as the number of people forced from their homes continues to rise. Rows of blue tents have been installed near Beirut port to replace informal camps that had spread along the Mediterranean coast in recent weeks.
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[2026-05-23 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Taiwanese government has said it was unaware of any “adjustments” to US arms sales after a senior US official said they had been put on hold over the attack on Iran and Washington’s effort to replenish domestic stockpiles.
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[2026-05-23 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Taiwanese government has said it was unaware of any “adjustments” to US arms sales after a senior US official said they had been put on hold over the attack on Iran and Washington’s effort to replenish domestic stockpiles.
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[2026-05-23 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that "slight progress" had been made in talks with Iran, according to AP news.
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[2026-05-23 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La presidenta del Banco Central Europeo, Christine Lagarde, izquierda, y el presidente del Eurogrupo, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, hablan ante los medios durante la reunión de ministros de finanzas del organismo en Nicosia, capital de Chipre, el viernes 22 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)
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[2026-05-23 00:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumer sentiment has tumbled to a fresh record low in May as fears of higher prices grow due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices, the University of Michigan's Surveys of Consumers said Friday.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a quick market update, Newsquawk says risk-off as reporters push back on optimistic geopolitical reporting + Rubio says not there on Iran deal.
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[2026-05-22 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The bodies of Ryan Al-Fanikh, left, and Aya Al-Fanikh, whom relatives said were killed by an explosion caused by war remnants while they were playing in the village of Abu Habbah in eastern Idlib countryside, are carried during their funeral in Abu Habbah, Syria, Thursday, May 21, 2026. Another child was also killed and four others wounded.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In his book Dance of the Omer, Rav Benji Elson describes Mount Sinai not as a distant historical event but as an experience the Jewish people physically and spiritually entered together – one we renew every year on Shavuot.
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[2026-05-22 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel approaches the holiday of Shavuot amid war, political division, and renewed international attacks on its legitimacy, it is worth revisiting one of the most unusual ideas in human civilization: The Jewish people became a nation before they possessed the land promised to them and enshrined in the law they received on Mount Sinai.
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[2026-05-22 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian officials reported progress in talks between the US and Iran, according to reporting from Al Jazeera.
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[2026-05-22 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli attacks have killed at least 11 people in southern Lebanon, including several healthcare workers.
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[2026-05-22 23:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah conducted drone strikes on Israeli military targets in Odeissah, Southern Lebanon, according to Al Manar news and video footage shared on Telegram.
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[2026-05-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestinian Minister of Health Majid Abu Ramadan warned of the total collapse of the Palestinian healthcare system at the 79th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-05-22 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Only 1,287 of commercial and humanitarian aid trucks have entered Gaza betwen 15 and 21 of May, reaching just 30% of the projected 4,200 truck count, according to a Friday statement from the Gaza Government Media Office.
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[2026-05-22 22:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ireland on Friday called on the European Union to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as it prepares to adopt its own national legislation within weeks.
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[2026-05-22 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ivan Toney has been rewarded for another prolific season in the Saudi Pro League with a call-up to England's World Cup squad.
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[2026-05-22 22:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: New US sanctions imposed on Lebanese security officials accused of links to Hezbollah – despite not necessarily being members of the group – have struck at the heart of the country's security apparatus.
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[2026-05-22 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, durante una cumbre de ministros de Exteriores de la OTAN, en Helsingborg, Suecia, el 22 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-22 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US equity futures are higher into the long weekend, with the S&P 500 gaining for an 8th consecutive week higher, its longest streak of weekly wins since 2023 with sustained momentum in popular thematics, thanks to a liquidity boost, supportive macro readings, solid earnings and hopes that the US and Iran are moving closer to a peace deal, not to mention unrelenting enthusiasm for artificial intelligence which is fueling a historic gamma squeeze.
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[2026-05-22 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Rising tensions between Washington and Tehran as the US proposes a plan to seize Iranian uranium
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[2026-05-22 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palestine solidarity campaigners and the Green Party have welcomed London mayor Sadiq Khan’s decision to block a £50m ($67m) Metropolitan Police deal with Palantir, while warning that “smaller contracts are still in play”.
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[2026-05-22 21:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the relationship between Lebanon and Syria has moved carefully, almost nervously, between necessity and mistrust.
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[2026-05-22 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the relationship between Lebanon and Syria has moved carefully, almost nervously, between necessity and mistrust.
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[2026-05-22 21:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 9:39pm
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[2026-05-22 21:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Everyone knows about Leonard Cohen’s visit to Israel in 1973 when he spontaneously parachuted into Israel to entertain IDF troops on the front during the Yom Kippur War. Especially since the publication of Matti Friedman’s comprehensive
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[2026-05-22 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry opened its annual Hajj security parade ahead of the pilgrimage season, showcasing the kingdom’s police and emergency response capabilities during a large-scale demonstration.
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[2026-05-22 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war
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[2026-05-22 21:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Pakistani mediators believe permanent ceasefire within reach although major points of disagreement remain
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[2026-05-22 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in NATO foreign ministers format in Helsingborg, Sweden, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
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[2026-05-22 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: America’s Middle East by Marc Lynch is a book written against amnesia, and against the greasy consolations by which empires survive their crimes.
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[2026-05-22 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that 35 ships, including oil tankers and container vessels, have transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.
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[2026-05-22 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: More than 1,000 demonstrators marched towards the Israeli embassy, waving Palestinian flags and chanting slogans in support of Gaza. Some protesters lit flares from rooftops opposite the embassy while police buses lined nearby streets. The rally remained peaceful but reflected growing anger in Greece over Israel’s handling of the flotilla and the treatment of detainees.
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[2026-05-22 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US and Iran have just a "50-50" chance of reaching an agreement that would free up the Strait of Hormuz, a senior UAE official said on Friday.
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[2026-05-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The United States has removed U.N. special rapporteur Francesca Albanese from its sanctions list, according to a May 20 notice posted by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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[2026-05-22 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Laser defence systems are now battlefield ready to take on Iran's Shahed and other offensive drones with a beam that "fries" incoming targets.
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