Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-03 17:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Jerusalem area Border Police arrested a man hiding inside a loudspeaker in a vehicle on Saturday night, who was determined to be in Israel illegally.
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[2026-08-03 17:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-08-03 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes launched missile attacks on the outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa at around 1am local time (10pm GMT), causing loud reverberating explosions that were heard in nearby towns.
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[2026-08-03 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The tens of thousands of young people who have been attempting to swim across the border between Morocco and Ceuta are only the beginning of a much larger migration crisis, journalist and Reichman University lecturer Henrique Cymerman explained in an interview with 103FM on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mike Pompeo is the only person in American history to have served as both CIA director and secretary of state.
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[2026-08-03 16:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has executed two accused of colluding with Israel last year, local media reported.
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[2026-08-03 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Andrew Korybko,
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[2026-08-03 15:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, lleva un paraguas para desembarcar del Air Force One en la base conjunta Andrews, Maryland, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026, a su regreso a Washington. (AP Foto/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 15:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spokesperson for Iran’s parliamentary National Security Committee, Hassan Qashqavi, said that Tehran is close to reaching an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-03 15:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to do everything in his power to strengthen security and lead a “revolution in settlement” in the Galilee during an emergency conference held by the Forum for Judaizing the Galilee on Sunday.
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[2026-08-03 15:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two band members were banned from re-entering Singapore after they were seen holding the flag on stage.
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[2026-08-03 15:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces carried out what state media described as "large bombing" operations in the areas of Mashaa al-Mansouri and Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon, with the blasts reverberating in the city of Tyre.
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[2026-08-03 14:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck near the Egyptian city of Suez, the country’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics said, with tremors rattling neighbouring countries.
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[2026-08-03 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices plunged on optimism that the US and Iran will reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump said fresh talks between the warring sides would begin on Monday.
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[2026-08-03 14:22 UTC+10:00] [National / WA] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Joe Hockey, the former federal treasurer and Australian ambassador for the United States, has stressed to a mining conference the global importance of the nation’s resources as war rages in the Middle East.
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[2026-08-03 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump carries an umbrella as he exits Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026, on return to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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[2026-08-03 13:35 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 3, 2026 13:35 | News
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[2026-08-03 13:18 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has shared “serious security concerns” with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.
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[2026-08-03 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has shared "serious security concerns" with the White House regarding the proposed disarmament deal with Hamas, an Israeli official said as Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday evening killed at least 17 people, including children, in Gaza.
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[2026-08-03 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said new negotiations with Iran would begin on Monday after he halted what he described as a planned "massive attack" against the country, saying diplomacy had been given another chance.
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[2026-08-03 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Monday called the Iranian leadership “duplicitous” for denying that talks on a deal would soon begin, and warned that “nothing gets through to Iran” without a deal or “total surrender”.
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[2026-08-03 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and mental health and may be distressing to some readers.
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[2026-08-03 13:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reported admission that his government’s law freezing the arrests of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft evaders was a failure deserves scrutiny far harsher than a routine campaign reversal.
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[2026-08-03 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For most people, a trip to the bank is nothing remarkable. For millions of Lebanese, it can be an ordeal. According to the World Bank, the country’s banking sector is insolvent. Capital controls, restrictions on international transfers and customers’ inability to get their savings back have led many Lebanese to take to the streets.
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[2026-08-03 12:27 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Michael West Media
Snippet: August 3, 2026 12:27 | News
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[2026-08-03 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he held off on new strikes against the Middle Eastern country, once again raising hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict that has upended energy supplies.
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[2026-08-03 12:19 UTC+10:00] [Massive Attack] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: British band say they are ‘proud to have made this impromptu expression with our fans in Singapore’, where open display of all foreign flags is banned
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[2026-08-03 12:01 UTC+10:00] [Competition] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office is courting Saudi cash to turn what was once the country’s biggest theme park into a manga-themed attraction.
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[2026-08-03 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ras Al Khaimah's property market has proved "remarkably resilient" since the outbreak of regional conflict, with industry experts reporting a slowdown in transaction pace rather than any meaningful loss in value.
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[2026-08-03 11:57 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-08-03 11:56 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel prices have tipped over $2 a litre in NSW hours after the Albanese government’s fuel excise discount came to an end, triggering fresh warnings of more increases as the prolonged conflict in the Middle East threatens global oil supply.
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[2026-08-03 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Saudi Arabia-backed TAS-1 is being built in Tashkent by DataVolt and its first phase will be completed by year-end. (DataVolt)
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[2026-08-03 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Speaking on a podcast, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says for him, “complete victory” means the resettling of the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-08-03 11:33 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Tel Aviv, Israel: US President Donald Trump says he has halted new planned attacks on Iran pending renewed talks to wind down the war and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-03 11:31 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US president did not provide details of where Monday meeting would take place or who would be involved
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[2026-08-03 11:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UK drivers have stolen almost £200,000 of fuel from petrol stations on average every day since the Iran war broke out and sent prices soaring, according to industry analysis.
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[2026-08-03 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US military struck Qeshm Island in southern Iran with a large-scale bomb on Thursday night that allegedly hit a family home, according to a New York Times report on Friday.
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[2026-08-03 10:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tremors were reportedly felt in southern Israel and the Dead Sea area in the early morning hours on Monday after an earthquake struck Egypt.
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[2026-08-03 10:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TOKYO, Japan — Oil prices tumbled on Monday in early Asia trade after US President Donald Trump announced fresh talks with Iran to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-03 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has teased new negotiations with Iran after abruptly calling off a major attack in a Truth Social post published on the same day that his media company began selling Wall Street firms millisecond-fast access to the platform’s market-moving content.
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[2026-08-03 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday
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[2026-08-03 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 10:01am
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[2026-08-03 09:57 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: TRUMP BILLBOARD. A woman walks near a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump on a building in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026.
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[2026-08-03 09:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said that negotiations with Tehran are set to begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes on Iran in pursuit of a deal.
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[2026-08-03 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell Monday in Asia trading as investors pared geopolitical risk premiums after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had called off a planned strike on Iran.
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[2026-08-03 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: NOTA DEL EDITOR: CONTENIDO GRÁFICO - Palestinos intentan apagar un coche en llamas tras un ataque militar israelí, el domingo 2 de agosto de 2026, en la ciudad de Gaza. (AP Foto/Jehad Alshrafi)
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[2026-08-03 09:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president said he had been asked by Iran as well as US partners Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to hold off on the new strikes
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[2026-08-03 09:16 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US president said he had been asked by Iran as well as US partners Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to hold off on the new strikes
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[2026-08-03 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-08-03 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
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