Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-14 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hamas blocked Gazan contractors last week from reaching an area in Rafah designated for a new Palestinian city under the Trump administration’s peace plan, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
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[2026-05-14 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the United States-brokered “ceasefire” in Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s International Board of Peace, has said he could envision a political role for Hamas in post-war Gaza if the Palestinian group disarms.
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[2026-05-14 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly visited the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran, his office has confirmed.
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[2026-05-14 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made what his office has described as a “secret visit” to the United Arab Emirates for a meeting with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 05:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The family of a British couple imprisoned in Iran have claimed that contact has been cut off for more than a week, leaving them "gravely concerned" for their wellbeing.
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[2026-05-14 05:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Donald Trump arrived in Beijing last night for the first visit to China by a US president since 2017. (Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
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[2026-05-14 05:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: May 14, 2026 — 5:00am
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[2026-05-14 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the United Arab Emirates president, said on Wednesday that the UAE remained committed to political solutions and diplomacy amid regional tensions, while stressing the country's right to defend its sovereignty.
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[2026-05-14 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
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[2026-05-14 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the United Arab Emirates at the height of the US-Israeli war on Iran, his office revealed on Wednesday. The visit coincides with the UAE receiving Iron Dome air defense batteries from Israel.
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[2026-05-14 04:54 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The covert meeting with the UAE’s president is the latest milestone in a rapidly developing Middle East alliance
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The White House refuted reports that the United States denied visas for five members of Iraq's national team ahead of next month's World Cup.
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu tapped Esther Shreiber, CEO of the INEXTG Group, to be the next director of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), which would make her the first woman to ever serve in the position.
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[2026-05-14 04:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An Israeli woman was killed, and several other Israelis were injured on Wednesday in a serious traffic accident involving a tourist minibus and a bus in La Chorrera, Panama.
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[2026-05-14 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Palestinian-Syrian journalist Qusai Amameh published a report on the redevelopment of Damascus’ Mount Qasioun - a project involving plans for a five-star hotel and luxury commercial complex overlooking the capital - he expected debate over corruption, transparency, and reconstruction priorities.
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[2026-05-14 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Due to there being no South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) group in Durban, non-Jewish activists wore shirts denoting affiliation with the anti-Israel Jewish group at a Friday protest in front of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre.
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[2026-05-14 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The World Food Programme said on Wednesday it had halved emergency food assistance in Syria due to funding shortages, warning that millions remained vulnerable despite signs of stabilization in parts of the country.
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[2026-05-14 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: "Seven months since the ceasefire, the door to Gaza's future is still closed," Nickolay Mladenov, director-general of the Board of Peace, said following his meeting on Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-05-14 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: AL-KHIAM, Lebanon – Even though three soldiers and one civilian have been killed by exploding drones launched from Lebanon since the ceasefire went into effect there on April 17, the IDF does not view the threat as a strategic challenge with far-reaching ramifications, but rather as a tactical problem for which solutions are steadily being developed.
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[2026-05-14 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
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[2026-05-14 04:30 UTC+10:00] [Dedi Barnea] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The PM’s meeting with the Emirati president marks a ‘historic breakthrough’ in relations between the two countries
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[2026-05-14 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mesmo em meio ao turbilhão de opiniões, há pouca dúvida de que a guerra em Gaza desencadeou uma crise humanitária.
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[2026-05-14 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, asiste a una ceremonia conmemorativa por el Día del Recuerdo en memoria de los soldados caídos, o Yom HaZikaron, en el Cementerio Militar del Monte Herzl, en Jerusalén, el martes 21 de abril de 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Foto de la piscina vía AP)
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[2026-05-14 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where the war in Iran, trade tension and Taiwan are expected to dominate discussions.
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[2026-05-14 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-05-14 03:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El senador demócrata por Oregon Jeff Merkley y la senadora republicana por Alaska Lisa Murkowski en el Congreso en Washington, el 30 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-05-14 03:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two people were killed and one person was injured in an Israeli raid on the town of Al-Abbasiya, in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, Lebanon’s National News Agency is reporting.
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[2026-05-14 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J.
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[2026-05-14 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When President Donald Trump meets with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, a new item will be added to the long list of issues of mutual interest and potential disagreement between the United States and China: the war in Iran.
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[2026-05-14 03:20 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war
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[2026-05-14 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This Thursday night ushers in Jerusalem Day – Judaism’s most minimalist holiday – let’s call it J-Day! – lacks a defining home ritual – even Shavuot has learning and cheese-cake. Moreover, it’s increasingly defined by a polarizing Old City march – the right soft-pedals the boorish behavior of a few, the left ignores the good intentions of the many.
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[2026-05-14 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United Arab Emirates to meet with President Mohammed bin Zayed at the beginning of Operation Roaring Lion, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the UAE during the war on Iran, his office has just announced.
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[2026-05-14 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: More than 10,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed in Lebanon since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect on 17 April, the head of Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research said on Wednesday.
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[2026-05-14 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Israel's contestant at the Eurovision Song Contest has said he was surprised by protests that disrupted his semi-final performance.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Dominican Republic has designated Hezbollah and the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as terrorist organizations, its Foreign Affairs Ministry announced in a Tuesday statement.
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[2026-05-14 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi fighter jets bombed targets linked to powerful Tehran-backed Shi'ite 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 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF struck Hezbollah terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Thursday, including weapons storage facilities, loaded and ready-to-fire launchers, and operations facilities.
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[2026-05-14 02:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The diplomat tasked with implementing the US-backed Gaza peace plan says Hamas is consolidating its grip and preventing reconstruction in areas of the strip it still controls, as fears mount that the peace process is stalling.
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[2026-05-14 02:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Familiares y amigos transportan el cuerpo del palestino Zakaria Qatousa durante su funeral en la ciudad de Deir Qaddis, en Cisjordania, el miércoles 13 de mayo de 2026. (Foto AP/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-05-14 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why.
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[2026-05-14 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddegh nationalised Iran’s oil, ending 50 years of Britain’s monopoly over Iranian oil. Two years later, he was overthrown in a covert coup backed by the CIA and Britain. This is the story of how one week in August changed Iran and still shapes the country to this day.
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[2026-05-14 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A number of Palestinians, including children, have been wounded by Israeli forces in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, the Palestinian Red Crescent is reporting.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As Israel's Eurovision contender Noam Bettan took to the stage in Vienna on Tuesday evening, chants of “stop the genocide” and “free Palestine” rose from the audience during his introduction and the opening moments of his song.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: The highly vaunted Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline remains stalled months after Gazprom signed what it called a “legally binding” memorandum with China to build it, even as the Iran war has renewed Russian hopes that concerns over energy security could push Beijing closer to a deal.
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[2026-05-14 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIJING — United States President Donald Trump said he would ask Xi Jinping to “open up” China to American firms as he headed to Beijing on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit that will also bring up the war on Iran.
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[2026-05-14 02:09 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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[2026-05-14 02:09 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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[2026-05-14 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Zakaria Qatousa, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Deir Qaddis Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-05-14 02:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Coalition members are trying to rush through bills as quickly as they can, ahead of the threatened dissolution of the Knesset, N12 reported on Wednesday.
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