Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-20 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two Palestinians were injured in an attack by Israeli settlers on Sunday east of the town of Salfit in the central occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
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[2026-09-20 15:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David to return unexpectedly to the White House on Saturday, as tensions rose in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-20 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm
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[2026-09-20 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two back-to-back Israeli air strikes hit Lebanon’s southern city of Nabatieh, while a third strike targeted an ambulance team responding to the attacks, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-09-20 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Six French nationals are due to stand trial in Iraq on Sunday, as the country assumes responsibility for prosecuting thousands of suspected Islamic State group members.
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[2026-09-20 13:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-20 13:56 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Activist groups are using artificial intelligence to target the ABC’s coverage of the Middle East with accusations of bias, contributing to a sharp rise in the number of coordinated complaints detected by the public broadcaster’s independent ombudsman.
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[2026-09-20 13:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Among global sovereign wealth funds, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and other Middle Eastern entities have significant presence as money providers.
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[2026-09-20 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Heavy reliance on artificial intelligence, staff cuts, and rushed targeting procedures contributed to a US missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school in Minab, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing officials involved in a Pentagon investigation.
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[2026-09-20 13:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Heavy reliance on AI, staff cuts, and rushed targeting procedures contributed to a US missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school in Minab, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing officials involved in a Pentagon investigation.
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[2026-09-20 13:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says its forces have killed a Hamas commander, Muhammad Suleiman Byouk, in Khan Younis in Gaza on Thursday.
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[2026-09-20 13:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Singer Ed Sheeran apologised to fans during his Philadelphia concert on Saturday over the recent controversy involving US singer Macklemore and his remarks on Palestine.
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[2026-09-20 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Qatar's International Media office denied reports that the nation provided funding for Hamas in Gaza in the form of "humanitarian aid" in an official statement on Friday, claiming that "these allegations are being promoted by elements of Israel’s far right and political figures in an attempt to deflect attention from domestic political failures and portray Qatar as a convenient scapegoat."
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[2026-09-20 13:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thousands of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Buraq Wall plaza, west of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem, and performed Talmudic rituals, according to Quds News Network.
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[2026-09-20 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: British pop star Ed Sheeran has made his first comments on the controversy that plunged his North America Loop Tour into turmoil, saying that the situation in Gaza is “catastrophic”, “unjustifiable” and “disproportionate”.
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[2026-09-20 13:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli hostages were beaten in front of a camera on October 7, 2023, and the photographer withheld the footage to protect the Palestinians in it. That was the account Gazan photojournalist Motaz Azaiza gave in a podcast interview reported by The Jerusalem Post.
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[2026-09-20 13:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei has said that Iran will not abandon its right to be present in the UN General Assembly, stressing that attending the UN meeting is not a privilege given by Washington, according to IRNA.
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[2026-09-20 12:59 UTC+10:00] [JAPAN] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Japan’s foreign ministry has drawn criticism on social media that costumes used in its antiterrorism drill this month were specifically associated with the Middle East and the Islamic world.
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[2026-09-20 12:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ed Sheeran fans attending the pop star's Philadelphia concert on Saturday said they still support the English singer-songwriter despite a controversy over Macklemore being pulled from the tour over his remarks on Palestine.
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[2026-09-20 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Newly public military records are offering another look at unexplained objects encountered by U.S. forces, including a cluster reportedly moving through Middle Eastern airspace at extraordinary speed, according to the NY Post.
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[2026-09-20 12:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A majority of American Jewish voters say they are deeply concerned that Israel’s actions under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have contributed to rising antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment in the United States, even as an overwhelming majority continue to identify as pro-Israel, according to a new poll released this week.
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[2026-09-20 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pop Star Ed Sheeran has said what is happening in Gaza is “catastrophic and unjustifiable and disproportionate” as he opened his solo concert in the US city of Philadelphia.
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[2026-09-20 11:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has announced seven conditions for starting any negotiations to the US government, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council has said.
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[2026-09-20 11:27 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Music] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Ed Sheeran has opened his latest concert solo, admitting that he made mistakes and addressing the furore caused after his US opener Macklemore was dropped for making Pro-Palestinian remarks onstage.
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[2026-09-20 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus has accused Israel of seeking to deepen divisions across the Middle East in its pursuit for a 'promised land'.
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[2026-09-20 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pop star decried the ‘devastation and loss of children’s lives’ in the Palestinian enclave during a solo concert in Philadelphia
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[2026-09-20 11:20 UTC+10:00] [Philadelphia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pop star decried the ‘devastation and loss of children’s lives’ in the Palestinian enclave during a solo concert in Philadelphia
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[2026-09-20 11:01 UTC+10:00] [Ed Sheeran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The pop star has faced boycott calls after rapper Macklemore was removed from his tour after shouting ‘Free Palestine’ at a concert this month
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[2026-09-20 10:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Eight Palestinians were detained, while several others suffered suffocation caused by a pepper spray attack by Israeli settlers, in the occupied West Bank. Here is an account of some of attacks and raids by Israeli forces and settlers reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa:
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[2026-09-20 10:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-20 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has issued security alerts for its citizens across the Middle East, warning of further escalation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
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[2026-09-20 10:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has issued security alerts for its citizens across the Middle East, warning of further escalation between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
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[2026-09-20 10:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: British singer Ed Sheeran opened his latest concert alone onstage and spoke for the first time about the controversy that erupted over American rapper Macklemore being dropped from his tour over pro-Palestinian remarks.
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[2026-09-20 10:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-20 10:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto voiced strong support for the Palestinians on Saturday, calling the situation in Gaza a source of deep pain and declaring “Free Palestine!” during a major Islamic gathering, months after he said Israel’s security must be recognized as part of achieving Middle East peace.
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[2026-09-20 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Turkey and other countries have proposed new conditions to the US and Iran to end the war.
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[2026-09-20 09:27 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Riyadh: Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital Riyadh with missiles and drones, hours after flames and a large plume of smoke were seen near the city’s main airport.
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[2026-09-20 09:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US government has told its citizens currently in the Middle East that the security environment remains "complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation", urging them to exercise heightened vigilance.
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[2026-09-20 09:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Saudi Arabia may have unmet military needs from the attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels and that Turkiye would consider how to support the kingdom as part of a trilateral defence pact.
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[2026-09-20 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has conveyed its peace terms to the US through Qatari mediators, the country’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei has said, arguing that it is in Washington’s interest to accept them.
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[2026-09-20 08:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iran has conveyed its peace terms to the US through Qatari mediators, the country’s top security official, Mohsen Rezaei, has said, arguing that it is in America’s interests to accept them.
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[2026-09-20 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered outside the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage. (ABC News: Lauren Day)
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[2026-09-20 08:31 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
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[2026-09-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE addressed questions from The National, an Abu Dhabi-based newspaper, about whether it had alerted Netanyahu to a potential Hamas attack ahead of October 7, according to a Haaretz report.
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[2026-09-20 08:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures eased toward $103 a barrel by the end of the week as mixed Iran headlines and hopes for renewed diplomacy around next week's United Nations General Assembly weighed on energy markets.
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[2026-09-20 08:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Saudi-led coalition forces fighting Yemen’s Houthis have said that the Iran-backed group fired a ballistic missile at Riyadh at dawn before it was intercepted and destroyed.
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[2026-09-20 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas’ political bureau chief, Khalil al-Hayya, has been in close contact with mediators over the recent escalation in Israeli killings in Gaza, along with attacks in the occupied West Bank and at Al-Aqsa Mosque, the group said, according to Al Jazeera.
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[2026-09-20 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has disputed a claim by US Central Command (Centcom) that it escorted tankers carrying more than a billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-09-20 06:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi-led coalition forces said air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthis toward Riyadh at dawn on Saturday, coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a statement.
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[2026-09-20 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey was ready to help under a trilateral defense pact that also includes Pakistan.
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