Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 01:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The father of a British student activist seized by Israeli forces who raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla said the UK government did not respond to his calls for help after his son's capture.
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[2026-05-22 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hezbollah's drones continue to be a deadly menace to occupying Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, as the Iran-backed group uses guerrilla warfare synonymous with its founding years in the 1980s.
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[2026-05-22 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said 31 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours “with the coordination and security of the IRGC Navy”.
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[2026-05-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two months ago, at the end of March, we reported that Turkey was aggressively dumping its gold reserves in a panic scramble to obtain dollar funding, which Erdogan's regime was using to keep the Turkish lira from crashing, and to also pay for energy imports which had suddenly soared in price as a result of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Finnish President Alexander Stubb has suggested that the Middle East may need a Helsinki-style security framework bringing together rivals, including Iran and Israel, before it evolves into a co-operation system similar to the EU.
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[2026-05-22 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El especialista James Denaro trabaja en su puesto en la sala de operaciones de la Bolsa de Nueva York, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Richard Drew)
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[2026-05-22 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran runs weapons training for Tehran civilians amid fears of renewed war
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[2026-05-22 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The video of Itamar Ben Gvir overseeing the mistreatment of Gaza-bound flotilla activists on Wednesday has sparked a backlash inside Israel, with both allies and opponents accusing him of damaging the country’s image while largely ignoring the abuse shown in the footage.
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yitzhak Ben Hebron, the last survivor of the 1949 Hebron massacre, passed away on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two men were indicted for a plot to assassinate two German Jewish community leaders on behalf of the Iranian Regime and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the German Federal Public Prosecutor General announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Several suspected members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were referred to court by prosecutors in Kuwait on Thursday in connection with an armed infiltration into the Gulf state.
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[2026-05-22 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The video of Itamar Ben Gvir overseeing the mistreatment of Gaza-bound flotilla activists on Wednesday has sparked a backlash inside Israel, with both allies and opponents accusing him of damaging the country’s image while largely ignoring the abuse shown in the footage.
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[2026-05-22 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Another term, another Oxford Union scandal. This time the highly prestigious free speech society has invited far-right activist Tommy Robinson to a debate on Islam.
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[2026-05-22 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation.
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[2026-05-22 00:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Fuel shortages are increasingly disrupting daily life and business activity in Malawi, as global oil prices rise amid ongoing instability in the Middle East.
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[2026-05-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court ordered the release of Israeli flotilla activist Zohar Regev on Thursday under conditions, as hundreds of foreign participants detained after Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla and Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessels were deported from the country.
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[2026-05-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is investigating a suspected attempted hit-and-run incident that occurred near the Tapuah intersection in the West Bank on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The whole world was shocked out of its wits on September 17-18, 2024, when the Mossad brought the mighty 150,000-rocket-wielding Hezbollah terror army to its knees in an instant with a “fleet” of exploding beepers. Or, rather, almost the whole world, excluding the Mossad operatives and defense officials who ran the operation, such as “Adam Feyn,” who recently published a book in Hebrew, Hoda’ah Goralit (Fateful Message), about the operation and gave his first English-language interview about it to The
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[2026-05-22 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three of Britain's most prominent barristers have been reported to a legal regulator after two legal advocacy groups accused them of abusing their seniority to intimidate Palestine activists.
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[2026-05-22 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Muslims preparing to serve up family feasts to mark Eid Al Adha are counting the cost of surging livestock prices, amid high demand and disruption caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 12:09am
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[2026-05-22 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli authorities have revoked entry permits for Al-Aqsa Mosque staff from the occupied West Bank, Middle East Eye understands.
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[2026-05-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Chinese tankers were among a group of vessels transiting the vital waterway on Wednesday, but was it a one-off or the start of a new trend?
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[2026-05-21 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La embajada iraní en Berlín el 22 de junio del 2025. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-21 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran has said it is significantly expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control in an effort to assert its sovereignty of the key trade route.
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[2026-05-21 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli authorities have revoked entry permits for Al-Aqsa Mosque staff from the occupied West Bank, Middle East Eye understands.
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[2026-05-21 23:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soubhiye Zeiter, de 63 años, una mujer desplazada que huyó de su hogar con su familia en los suburbios del sur de Beirut debido a la guerra entre Israel y Hezbollah, distribuye mana’eesh, un popular desayuno libanés de pan plano cubierto con tomillo en una pequeña panadería de un asentamiento con tiendas de campaña junto al paseo marítimo de Beirut, Líbano, jueves 21 de mayo de 2026.
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[2026-05-21 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dubai is set to provide economic incentives worth over $400 million, as businesses struggle to cope with the aftermath of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-21 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Iranian flag flies in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Berlin, June 22, 2025. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Fifa World Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
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[2026-05-21 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Sudanese army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has told Middle East Eye he is willing to open talks with the United Arab Emirates, as long as certain conditions are met.
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[2026-05-21 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The attack entirely destroyed the building and left heavy structural rubble scattered across nearby narrow streets. By Thursday morning, personal household belongings, clothing, and children’s toys were visible mixed among the debris. While no fatalities were immediately confirmed, emergency and rescue teams extracted multiple injured civilians from the wreckage. The victims, including at least one individual reported to be in critical condition, were transferred to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah for emergency treatment.
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia on Wednesday voted with other major energy exporters and greenhouse gas emitters against a UN General Assembly resolution that requires governments to take stronger action on climate change.
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[2026-05-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran's supreme leader will not allow the country's enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has lifted sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, after a federal judge found that the Trump administration likely violated her free speech rights.
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[2026-05-21 22:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Palantir is among the most controversial technology companies of the modern era. Its clients include US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the US Army, police, intelligence, and security agencies in multiple European countries. The company also supplies technology to the Israeli military amid its genocide in Gaza.
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [All Nippon Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A video posted by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in which he is seen taunting abducted flotilla activists who sought to break the siege on Gaza, has triggered a backlash and dealt a huge blow to Israel’s multimillion-dollar public relations campaign, known as “Hasbara”.
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The illusion of a grand diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East is once again colliding with reality. The White House has been busy trying to paint a picture of a total capitulation by Tehran, which hasn't been demonstrated given its consistent position defying Washington's demands on the nuclear issue.
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[2026-05-21 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Soubhiye Zeiter started baking outside her tent in Beirut to feed herself and her family, displaced by war. Now, she bakes thousands of Lebanese flatbread breakfasts for displaced families in her community. (AP video by Kareem Chehayeb)
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel has begun deporting the hundreds of activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week, according to the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah.
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[2026-05-21 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon have engaged in widespread looting and destruction, according to testimonies published by Haaretz on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-21 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Each year on Nakba Day, a British Palestinian couple I know go to the march to commemorate the mass displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians during the creation of Israel in 1948.
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[2026-05-21 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Poland wants to ban National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday, after outrage in Warsaw over the detention of Gaza flotilla activists.
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