Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-14 17:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Los índices de las bolsas de Japón, Corea del Sur y Australia se muestran en una pantalla en una sala de la sede del Hana Bank en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el 14 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-14 17:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The stone village of Ein Hod sits on the slopes of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
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[2026-05-14 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and China agreed to forge more cooperative ties at their summit in Beijing on Thursday, in a high-stakes meeting full of friendly gestures between two countries that have been battling for years on issues ranging from intellectual property and human rights to technology and trade.
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[2026-05-14 17:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran on Thursday called on Brics member states to condemn what it says are violations of international law by the United States and Israel, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a statement on his Telegram account.
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[2026-05-14 17:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quietly visited the United Arab Emirates during the Israeli-U.S. war with Iran, his office said Wednesday. The UAE later denied any secret visit had occurred.
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[2026-05-14 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia ’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters, rejecting allegations that authorities ignored a long-running trade allowing Iran to evade U.S. sanctions.
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[2026-05-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States Vice President JD Vance has said he believes progress is being made in negotiations with Iran, despite President Donald Trump rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal as unacceptable. The comments come as diplomatic efforts continue to prevent a collapse in the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
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[2026-05-14 16:49 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra says it will go to trial next week to defend an unfair dismissal case brought by a pianist whose concert it cancelled after he made comments on stage about Gaza, characterising the matter as a fight to “control” who appears on its stage.
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[2026-05-14 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military issued expulsion threats on Thursday to residents of eight towns and villages in Lebanon's Bekaa region and the country's south ahead of possible strikes.
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[2026-05-14 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israel Prison Service has sharply increased its use of solitary confinement against Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, since 2023, including minors and women, according to Haaretz, citing Physicians for Human Rights Israel.
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[2026-05-14 16:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: (2nd LD) Trump arrives in Beijing for summit talks with Xi on trade, Iran, Taiwan, other topics
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[2026-05-14 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-05-14 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Adnoc Logistics and Services reported a 12 per cent annual jump in first quarter net income despite Iran war-driven maritime logistics disruptions as higher shipping rates offset a drop in revenue.
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[2026-05-14 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran hosted a World Cup departure rally attended by thousands of fans in Tehran's Enqelab Square on Wednesday night, even though concerns remain about the team's entry into the United States and its ability to compete in the tournament.
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[2026-05-14 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEJONG, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's antitrust watchdog on Thursday launched on-site investigations into four major petrochemical firms over allegations of price-fixing amid growing concerns over rising consumer prices in the wake of the Middle East crisis, sources said.
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[2026-05-14 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.K. economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday.
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[2026-05-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Previous slideNext slide Riders fire their rifles on horseback at a traditional equestrian show in Bouznika, Morocco. AFPInfo An aerial view of people gathering to buy livestock ahead of Eid Al Adha, at a market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPAInfo Flares are fired by Israeli forces in Arnoun, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon.
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[2026-05-14 15:52 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he “secretly visited” the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran.
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[2026-05-14 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US sanctions against United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese, saying that the administration of Donald Trump likely violated her free-speech rights.
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[2026-05-14 15:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: India’s Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, shakes hands with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as he arrives for a two-day BRICS nations meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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[2026-05-14 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Israel Police announced on Thursday that they had solved the attempted assassination of Arraba Mayor Ahmad Nassar, who was shot in the northern Israeli city on March 8.
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[2026-05-14 15:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright informed lawmakers that Iran is “frighteningly close” to developing nuclear weapons during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: LONDON — European stocks are expected to open higher Thursday as investors keep an eye on political developments in the U.K. and U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to China.
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[2026-05-14 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, US President Donald Trump begins talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with trade, Iran, energy and the Strait of Hormuz on the agenda.
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[2026-05-14 15:22 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Prolonged conflict in the Middle East has driven up global oil prices, significantly increasing the operating costs for gas-powered vehicles in Korea while boosting demand for electric vehicles.
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[2026-05-14 15:10 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2026-05-14 15:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Trade ties and tariff relief were supposed to be the key issues on the agenda during US President Donald Trump's visit to China this week. But with the Iran war unresolved and the Strait of Hormuz still blocked, the conflict is to take precedence.
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[2026-05-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Asia markets index of Japan, South Korea and Australia is seen on a screen at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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[2026-05-14 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A series of Israeli attacks targeting multiple towns in southern Lebanon since last night injured nine people in the Zibqin area, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
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[2026-05-14 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hussein Jaber would leave love notes around the house for his wife to find before heading to work at the Nabatieh Civil Defence headquarters, one of the most dangerous jobs in southern Lebanon as the war between Israel and Hezbollah drags on.
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[2026-05-14 14:26 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq during the Iran war, while retaliatory strikes were also launched from Kuwait into Iraq, multiple sources familiar with the matter said.
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[2026-05-14 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah announced three separate attacks targeting a gathering of Israeli army vehicles and soldiers stationed south of Lebanon.
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[2026-05-14 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Digital freelancing became popular more than a decade ago in Gaza. But traditional sectors shrank after Hamas seized control of the strip in 2007, as Israel’s intensified blockade devastated agriculture, manufacturing and other industries.
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[2026-05-14 14:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israeli flags hang in the designated Israel “Euro Cafe” MQ Kantine during the 70th Eurovision Song Contest week in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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[2026-05-14 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday amid the ceasefire nearing its end.
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[2026-05-14 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, a Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico, greets people outside a candidate forum in Rio Rancho, N.M., on April 28, 2026, ahead of a June 2 primary election. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
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[2026-05-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Refugees] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Millions of documents chronicling generations of trauma saved from Gaza and East Jerusalem in 10-month Unrwa operation
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[2026-05-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Budget] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: In the first hours of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was commercial satellites that showed the world what was happening inside the battle zone — filling the gap from a lack of sovereign space assets. These privately-owned and operated systems were, and still are, critical to Ukraine’s defense providing high-resolution imagery to track troop movements, damage and logistics.
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[2026-05-14 13:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the value of the International Organisation for Mediation, an unintended problem with contactless lift sensors, and Iran’s right to secure its own survival
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[2026-05-14 13:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the value of the International Organisation for Mediation, an unintended problem with contactless lift sensors, and Iran’s right to secure its own survival
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[2026-05-14 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Robert Kagan, one of the United States’ most prominent neoconservative voices and a long-time pro-Israel hawk, has warned that Washington is heading towards "total defeat" in its war on Iran - a setback he says “can neither be repaired nor ignored”.
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[2026-05-14 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, and Education Minister Yoav Kisch presented a comprehensive national outline for the education system on Wednesday, allocating NIS 1.1 billion to summer programs this year, the Government Press Office confirmed.
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[2026-05-14 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A week after a university commencement speaker was canceled because of a tweet claiming that Israel trains dogs to rape Palestinian prisoners, the allegation leapt into the pages of The New York Times.
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[2026-05-14 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Europe is not always fair to Israel, which sometimes is judged by standards not consistently applied to bloodier regimes, more reckless armies, or states that make no effort to preserve democratic life under existential threat.
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[2026-05-14 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters on Thursday that an entity other than Iran responsible for the attack against a South Korean cargo vessel is low.
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[2026-05-14 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: India is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers from BRICS nations on May 14-15 in a precursor to the 18th BRICS summit, which New Delhi will host in September. The meeting, which starts on Thursday morning, coincides with United States President Donald Trump’s three-day visit to Beijing for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: One way to judge an economy’s health is by seeing how people pay for goods and services. A region once dominated by cash, many parts of the Middle East have adopted card and digital payments – a process spurred by smartphone adoption, government policy and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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[2026-05-14 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Another mass casualty event has occurred in Lebanon, as national media says that on Wednesday eight people died, including two children, when Israeli strikes targeted cars on a highway south of Beirut.
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