Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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
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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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[2026-09-20 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, killed three people.
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[2026-09-20 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: With Saudi shipping traffic in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait under unprecedented peril, the recently-launched Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition is moving closer to deploying ships to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced on Friday.
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[2026-09-20 00:54 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Arabia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Authorities also issued warnings for Jeddah and Yanbu, a major industrial port and home to vital oil facilities
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[2026-09-20 00:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A photo of Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi is projected onto the wall of the Grand Hotel in central Oslo before the Nobel banquet on Dec. 10. 2023. (Javad Parsa/NTB Scanpix via AP, File)
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[2026-09-20 00:17 UTC+10:00] [Maritime] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A large plume of black smoke was seen near Riyadh’s main airport on Saturday after an overnight air raid alert, amid an escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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[2026-09-20 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-09-20 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned its allies that deliveries of key missile systems are likely to be delayed by several years due to depleted weapons stocks amid the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources. The shortage is also complicating EU efforts to support Kiev with desperately needed air defense ammunition, the article says.
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[2026-09-20 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has warned its allies that deliveries of key missile systems are likely to be delayed by several years due to depleted weapons stocks amid the Iran war, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources. The shortage is also complicating EU efforts to support Kiev with desperately needed air defense ammunition, the article says.
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[2026-09-19 23:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: French MEP Rima Hassan has filed a formal complaint against Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, accusing him of helping fuel false drug allegations against her.
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[2026-09-19 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Saudi Arabia issued alerts to its citizens early Saturday amid reports of explosions in the capital Riyadh, as Pakistan's foreign minister stressed to his Iranian counterpart the need for uninterrupted energy supplies as war in the Middle East continued.
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[2026-09-19 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The European Union has urged the United States to reconsider its refusal to grant visas to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials aiming to attend the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, marking the second consecutive year Washington has blocked the delegation's travel.
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[2026-09-19 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Mahmoud Abbas addressed delegates at the United Nations headquarters in New York City last year via video. (Reuters: Eduardo Munoz)
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[2026-09-19 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US State Department’s announcement on Thursday that it is advancing the sale of 48 F-35 aircraft to Saudi Arabia represents far more than a massive arms deal worth $24.3 billion. For Israel, it highlights a concerning diplomatic shift: one of Washington’s most valuable security leverage tools with Riyadh is now moving forward on its own track, without Saudi Arabia first being required to normalize relations with Israel.
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[2026-09-19 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org
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[2026-09-19 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In much of the West, asking someone about the weather is about as inconsequential as small talk gets. In parts of the Middle East, however, even a conversation about the weather with someone across the border can cross a legal line. In countries where contact with Israelis is criminalized or restricted, a seemingly harmless exchange can carry the risk of imprisonment or execution.
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[2026-09-19 23:22 UTC+10:00] [Palestine Children's Relief Fund] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: ‘There are children dying every single day’: non-profit leaders have welcomed both money and renewed public awareness
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[2026-09-19 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Watch: Thick black plumes of smoke rise from near Riyadh's international airport
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[2026-09-19 22:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: At least three Palestinians, including a child as well as the son of a Health Ministry official, have been killed and others injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.
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[2026-09-19 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Provocative rumors have been flying all week that Saudi Arabia has recruited Syrian militants to fight the Houthis in Yemen, at a moment the Iran-aligned rebel groups is said to be rapidly gobbling up more territory, especially along the Red Sea coast.
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[2026-09-19 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-19 21:39 UTC+10:00] [Diesel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Germany will lower tax on petrol and diesel by 17 cents per liter in a relief package worth €2.5 billion, the German government announced Friday.
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[2026-09-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday called for greater reliance on dialogue, cooperation and multilateral institutions.
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[2026-09-19 21:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel plans to seek additional US weapons and defence capabilities as "compensation" after Washington approved the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, Israeli media has reported.
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[2026-09-19 20:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, spoke by phone to discuss recent regional developments, Islamabad confirmed in a statement.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 20:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The number of US service members who have died while deployed in the Middle East since the start of the Iran war is higher than the Pentagon’s public tally, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing military sources. The Pentagon’s public casualty database may be missing as many as five military fatalities, according to the report.
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[2026-09-19 20:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A senior adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has denied that a deadline has been set for the committee tasked with bringing weapons under state control, throwing into question a looming September 30 deadline for Iran-backed groups to disarm.
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[2026-09-19 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In recent days, the Houthis have seized control of the Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea, continuing their lightning advance that has brought the organization to effectively control the strategically important Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
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[2026-09-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say
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[2026-09-19 19:30 UTC+10:00] [medicine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As well as shipping restrictions, sanctions and inflation, the pharmaceutical sector has been directly attacked, officials say
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[2026-09-19 19:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: NewsMENAPrevious slideNext slide Palestinian jockeys race in Al Majd, west of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. All photos: AFPShow caption: Palestinian jockeys race in Al Majd, west of the occupied We… Jockeys make their final preparations at the starting gateShow caption: Jockeys make their final preparations at the starting gate Children celebrate after a race, near HebronShow caption: Children celebrate after a race, near Hebron Open land for races is increasingly scare in the West Bank, amid Israel's
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[2026-09-19 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The European Union says it regrets the denial of visas by the United States for the second year running to Palestinian Authority (PA) officials seeking to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, urging it to reconsider the decision.
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[2026-09-19 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: English singer Paloma Faith told Channel 4 on Friday that she tells her children “Free Palestine” before bed every night, during an interview in which she discussed the conflict between English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rapper Macklemore.
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[2026-09-19 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump (izquierda), y el de China, Xi Jinping, visitan la Ciudad Prohibida, el 8 de noviembre de 2017, en Beijing, China. (AP Foto/Andrew Harnik, archivo)
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[2026-09-19 18:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After a long walk through displacement camps and dusty roads, 13-year-old Heba Alataar arrives exhausted at her class at the Right to Live Society (RLS) centre in al-Zawaida, central Gaza.
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[2026-09-19 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: From a World War II soldier’s mahzor (prayer book), to manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah, to a recently reunited prayer book from Portugal, the National Library of Israel’s impressive collection of prayer books and other holiday-related items immeasurably enhances our appreciation of the High Holy Days.
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[2026-09-19 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran, China, and groups from Israel used artificial intelligence to operate thousands of fake accounts, creating first-of-their-kind AI-powered influence campaigns across social media, according to an investigation published by The New York Times.
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