Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-22 05:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Vandals broke into Jerusalem egalitarian synagogue Kol Haneshama for the fourth time in a month, this time on Yom Kippur morning.
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[2026-09-22 05:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 32 percent – the lowest of his political career – as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
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[2026-09-22 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Artificial intelligence will play a major role in Lebanon's future as it seeks a path to economic stability, Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber said on Monday.
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[2026-09-22 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On September 11, an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq carried out an attack on a key Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline. This came as the Houthis also advanced toward Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Saudi Arabia has now faced a potential two-front conflict over the last ten days.
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[2026-09-22 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's abrupt Saturday return to the White House from Camp David, where he had been slated to spend the whole weekend, had set off an avalanche of speculation on potential military escalation in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-22 04:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: According to lawyers in Tunisia, at least 11 people have been arrested after calling for the release of jailed organisers of a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla.
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[2026-09-22 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-22 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq announced Monday that its Peshmerga forces have finally completed unification.
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[2026-09-22 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Stark and vehement condemnations of Jewish settlers in the West Bank (but not in East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights) have been piling up in western quarters.
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[2026-09-22 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two hours before the start of Yom Kippur on Sunday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir raised the possibility of applying the death penalty to the terrorist responsible for the attack in Neveh Tzuf during a security meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-09-22 04:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Syrian authorities are investigating an explosion near Aleppo that occurred on Sunday evening.
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[2026-09-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is weighing several options regarding Iran, including blowing the “entire nation up,” Fox News has reported. At the same time, Trump has reportedly signaled that he is open to talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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[2026-09-22 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump is weighing several options regarding Iran, including blowing the “entire nation up,” Fox News has reported. At the same time, Trump has reportedly signaled that he is open to talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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[2026-09-22 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran would use new weapons and target locations not previously attacked if the United States launched a new offensive against it, Revolutionary Guards spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said on Monday, according to the Fars News Agency.
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[2026-09-22 03:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: BUENOS AIRES (AP) — La justicia argentina formalizó el lunes las acusaciones contra siete iraníes y un libanés prófugos para avanzar en el primer juicio en ausencia en la historia del país por su responsabilidad en el atentado terrorista contra un centro judío en Buenos Aires en 1994 que causó la muerte de 85 personas.
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[2026-09-22 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Magen David Adom (MDA) said in a statement on Monday that its paramedic teams treated 3,322 people across the country during Yom Kippur and evacuated 2,268 to hospitals.
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[2026-09-22 03:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump came close to ordering a new American military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen this weekend, after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally urged him to intervene, but called off the planned strikes as they were nearing execution, The New York NYT reported.
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[2026-09-22 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Hallgrimsson's side is due to play Israel twice
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[2026-09-22 03:22 UTC+10:00] [US universities] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza
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[2026-09-22 03:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Nayef uses a flashlight after spotting Israeli settlers outside his Palestinian-Bedouin family’s house on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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[2026-09-22 03:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Tunisian authorities on Saturday arrested at least 11 people who demonstrated to demand the release of previously detained pro-Palestinian activists, two lawyers, and an activist group said on Monday.
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[2026-09-22 02:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Middle East needs a new "regional security framework" that includes Iran, adding that the war against the Islamic Republic should be a "wake up call" for the region.
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[2026-09-22 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The war in Lebanon is having a detrimental effect on children's mental health, as safe spaces such as schools are destroyed amid a “ceasefire on paper”, the head of Save the Children US says.
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[2026-09-22 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The war in Lebanon is having a detrimental effect on children's mental health, as schools and other safe spaces are destroyed amid a “ceasefire on paper”, the head of Save the Children US says.
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[2026-09-22 02:18 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iowa senator Chuck Grassley calls for embargo on diesel exports as tariffs and Iran war drive up costs for sector
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[2026-09-22 02:14 UTC+10:00] [Houthis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president reportedly changed his mind over Saudi Arabia’s pleas for assistance as bombs were being loaded
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[2026-09-22 02:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-22 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-22 01:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the Middle East needs a new "regional security framework" that includes Iran, adding that the war against the Islamic Republic should be a "wake up call" for the region.
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[2026-09-22 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers
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[2026-09-22 01:32 UTC+10:00] [Palestinian] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The move is a fragile milestone; the conflict with Israel has killed around 22,000 youngsters and over 770 education workers
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[2026-09-22 01:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A series of explosions at weapons and ammunition sites across Syria this month have exposed the difficulties facing the country’s military in storing and moving munitions, as the armed forces rebuild after more than a decade of war.
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[2026-09-22 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Festival has cancelled its sixth edition as the Israeli-US war on Iran and Saudi Arabia’s escalating conflict with the Houthis continue to disrupt the kingdom’s flagship international events.
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[2026-09-22 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The Red Sea Film Foundation announced Monday that it has postponed the sixth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which had been scheduled for December in the Saudi city of Jeddah, until the fourth quarter of 2027.
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[2026-09-22 01:02 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lawyer tells hearing that families wish to know whether weaponry involved in deaths was made in Britain
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[2026-09-22 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Uganda's decision to suspend all defence cooperation with Turkey is linked to the possible end of the African Union mission in Somalia, which could cost Kampala tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, several sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-09-22 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Just as the Iranian delegation of President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to fly to New York City for this week's UN General Assembly, where it's expected that the Iranians could be engaged in some sideline diplomacy with the White House, another tanker incident has unfolded off in the Persian Gulf area.
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[2026-09-22 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By Benjamin Picton, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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[2026-09-22 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-22 00:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trump administration is preparing "sweeping" sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could be finalised as early as this week, during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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[2026-09-22 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Inside a camp for Yemeni refugees in Djibouti
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[2026-09-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The world's biggest diplomatic gathering – the general debates of the 81st UN General Assembly – begins on Tuesday. Traffic comes to a halt across Midtown Manhattan New York for a week as foreign ministers, presidents, chief executives and activists swarm New York, each convinced their meeting matters more than the one down the hall.
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[2026-09-21 23:45 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: BACK TO SCHOOL. Palestinian students attend their first day of the new school year inside a tent classroom at a school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 19, 2026.
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[2026-09-21 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A young man in a New York apartment is watching a news programme about antisemitism, illustrated with images of pro-Palestine protests and Israeli flags in flames.
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[2026-09-21 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Oil prices dropped to their lowest in 11 days on Monday, as investors hoped to see diplomatic progress on the Iran war with the UN meeting this week, as well as a partial recovery from shipments in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-21 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi-led coalition aircraft carried out an air strike on the Hayfan district in Yemen’s Taiz province, Houthi-run al-Masirah television reported.
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[2026-09-21 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The Kurdistan region of Iraq announced on Monday the “historic” unification of Peshmerga forces under the command of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, ending decades of division between forces affiliated with the two rival Kurdish ruling parties.
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[2026-09-21 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom.
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[2026-09-21 23:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Houthi missiles and drones struck several “sensitive sites” across Saudi Arabia, including in the capital Riyadh, the Yemeni militant group announced on Sunday, marking a new escalation in their renewed conflict with the kingdom.
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