Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-09-20 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has expunged the criminal record of a former soldier convicted of manslaughter for killing a wounded Palestinian in Hebron a decade ago.
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[2026-09-20 06:32 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter of man who stabbed soldier continues to divide country
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[2026-09-20 06:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi-led coalition forces say air defences intercepted a Houthi missile fired at Riyadh, hours after the group claimed the strikes.
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[2026-09-20 06:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels raise their rifles during a rally in support of the group and to protest Saudi Arabia’s accusation that the Houthis targeted Islam’s holiest site of Mecca, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
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[2026-09-20 06:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-09-20 05:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A UAE official source has responded to claims that Abu Dhabi warned Israel of an imminent Hamas attack in the weeks before October 7. With the Israeli elections fast approaching, the issue has become a major issue for politicians campaigning on the issue of security.
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[2026-09-20 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elor Azaria, acompañado de su madre, llega al tribunal militar israelí el 30 de julio de 2017, en Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Foto/Dan Balilty, Pool, Archivo)
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: To set the record straight, I have never voted for Benjamin Netanyahu or his party, and doubt that I ever will. But he is the prime minister, and I must respect the office he holds. To do otherwise is a blight on democracy.
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unfortunately, we have gotten used to snarling haredi (ultra-Orthodox) rabbis and politicians who dismiss the concerns of the general Israeli public and disassociate themselves from the burden (actually, the privilege) of running and defending the State of Israel.
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli airstrikes reportedly killed at least three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to local medics.
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) arrested two terrorists on Friday following reports of a fire being set near the Palestinian village of Burqa in the West Bank, the military said on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 05:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A report at the UAE’s Al-Ain media says that “less than 10 days after the Houthis seized control of Yemen’s west coast, Iran rushed to transform this strategic geographical area into a theater of influence for itself.”
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[2026-09-20 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The militants say they targeted ‘sensitive’ sites, along with an Aramco facility in the Red Sea city of Yanbu
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[2026-09-20 05:25 UTC+10:00] [Al-Kharj] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The militants say they targeted ‘sensitive’ sites, along with an Aramco facility in the Red Sea city of Yanbu
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[2026-09-20 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There was a faint whiff of uncertainty in the briefing by IDF chief of staff David Elazar hours after the surprise Yom Kippur attack by Egypt and Syria in 1973.
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[2026-09-20 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several explosions have been reported in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, disrupting flights and triggering air raid warnings amid escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Houthis.
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[2026-09-20 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Several explosions have been reported in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, disrupting flights and triggering air raid warnings amid escalating hostilities with Yemen’s Houthis.
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[2026-09-20 04:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia may have some military needs due to the ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis and that Turkey would look into them as part of a trilateral defence pact signed with Pakistan.
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[2026-09-20 04:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Elor Azaria escorted by his mother arrives to Israeli military court on July 30, 2017, in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool, File)
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[2026-09-20 04:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has announced Saturday that its Supreme National Security Council has submitted Tehran's conditions for ending the war with the United States via Qatar, and that it awaits the Trump White House's response.
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[2026-09-20 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has conveyed a formal set of conditions to Washington through Qatari mediators for ending the war with the United States, the country’s security chief tells Al Jazeera.
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[2026-09-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
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[2026-09-20 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday granted Defense Minister Israel Katz’s request to clear the criminal record of Elor Azaria, a former Israeli soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian Abdel Fattah al-Sharif in Hebron in 2016, according to Haaretz.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terrorist organization claimed to have struck a Saudi Aramco facility in the port city of Yanbu and “sensitive” sites in the Saudi capital of Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: President Isaac Herzog decided to accept Elor Azaria’s request and erase the rest of his criminal record, he announced on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is preparing for Yom Kippur by reinforcing forces across all fronts, under the direction of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a Hamas commander on Thursday who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 attacks, the military confirmed on Saturday.
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[2026-09-20 03:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Adele Raemer is an avowedly secular Jew from Kibbutz Nirim, along the Gaza border, who is preparing for Yom Kippur.
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[2026-09-20 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: ARCHIVO – Una foto de Narges Mohammadi, galardonada con el Premio Nobel de la Paz, es proyectada en el muro del Grand Hotel en el centro de Oslo antes del banquete del Nobel, el 10 de diciembre de 2023. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix vía AP, Archivo)
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[2026-09-20 03:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: In a historic first of the Yemen conflict, Houthi ballistic missiles rained down on the Saudi capital of Riyadh overnight, triggering rare air raid alerts and a general state of panic among the citizenry.
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[2026-09-20 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthi movement says it fired ballistic missiles and drones at what it called "sensitive sites" in Riyadh, along with Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-20 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ed Sheeran is expected to return to the stage for the first time since the expulsion of Macklemore from his United States tour due to the rapper’s comments on stage in support of Palestine.
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[2026-09-20 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Após os acontecimentos recentes no Iêmen, um pequeno grupo marchou por uma rua do Iraque carregando cartazes quase idênticos aos que haviam sido vistos não muito tempo antes mais ao sul.
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[2026-09-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Every Yom Kippur, we confess even to sins we may never have personally committed because Judaism understands moral responsibility as larger than the individual. We bear responsibility for our community, for what is done in its name. And that idea feels urgent in Israel at this time.
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[2026-09-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fewer than 5% of fiction writers make a living from their writing, a statistic that seems to shock Paul (Bastien Bouillon), the hero of the new French movie At Work, directed by Valérie Donzelli, which opens in theaters throughout Israel on Thursday.
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[2026-09-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Jerusalem Biennale will open its seventh and largest edition on Thursday, bringing a powerful message of resilience to the heart of Israel.
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[2026-09-20 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: You know a situation has gotten serious when a comedian addresses it in his sitcom, and that was the case when Hanoch Daum’s Keshet series, "Life Is a Difficult Age," devoted its Tuesday night episode to the issue of terrorists who have been brutalizing and killing Palestinians in the West Bank.
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[2026-09-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Itzik Barashi, a KAN 11 news director, was killed in a bicycle accident on Highway 44 on Saturday, KAN News reported.
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[2026-09-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Chinese President Xi Jinping recently visited Cairo, his first state visit there since 2016. This visit marks a deeper and crucial shift that Israel must not ignore.
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[2026-09-20 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Okaz, Saudi Arabia, September 5
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[2026-09-20 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Veteran pro-Israel Democratic Congressman Brad Sherman issued a stark warning to Israel over the weekend, arguing that shifting American public opinion, continued settler violence, Israel's limited investment in its diplomatic apparatus, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's place in the cabinet are putting Israel's international standing and its relationship with the United States at risk.
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[2026-09-20 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday that it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could assume the tasks the force carries out before it begins withdrawing at the end of this year.
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