Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-24 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has sold almost 100 million barrels of oil to Asian buyers since the middle of last week, helping to avert a looming supply crunch.
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[2026-09-24 19:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS — Iran's president struck a defiant tone at the UN on Wednesday where he spoke for the first time since Washington and Israel launched an all-out war on his country, vowing Tehran would never "bend at the knee."
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[2026-09-24 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria will host next month's Arab Cycling Championship – the first time a regional sports event has been staged in the country for 19 years.
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[2026-09-24 19:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces killed at least seven Palestinians across Gaza on Wednesday and wounded many others, despite the “ceasefire” in place since October 2025.
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[2026-09-24 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran is receiving substantial support from China, including the provision of intelligence and electronic components for military purposes, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-24 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Saudi Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 24. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
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[2026-09-24 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces have struck several locations across southern Lebanon as they continue to bombard towns and villages from the air and with artillery.
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[2026-09-24 18:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes to his feet at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York later on Thursday, he does so at a critical point in both his political career and in his country’s long and fractious relationship with the international body.
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[2026-09-24 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany — When Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz at the start of the war, choking off sea passage for some 15 million barrels of oil a day, many feared that prices would skyrocket, cratering the world economy.
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[2026-09-24 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: European Council President Antonio Costa has urged Iran to restore cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency following talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-24 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, whose son Neria was seriously wounded during a car-ramming terror attack on Wednesday, said that his son's life was still in danger during a Thursday press conference outside the hospital where he was being treated.
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[2026-09-24 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Benjamin Netanyahu] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Prime minister will ‘highlight Israel’s achievements’ as he heads towards his toughest re-election challenge
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[2026-09-24 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Turkey has agreed to gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zelikan military camp in northern Iraq to the Iraqi government.
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[2026-09-24 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli journalist, television presenter, and director Menashe Raz died on Thursday at the age of 80.
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[2026-09-24 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a "paper sultan," Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday after Erdogan's speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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[2026-09-24 17:15 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-09-24 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Gaza City – For three years, Palestinians in Gaza have lived with the destruction of their cities and displacement from their homes. Israel’s genocidal war, which started in October 2023, has taken more than 70,000 lives and determined the fates of those who remain.
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[2026-09-24 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A tunnel at least 25 meters deep that was still under excavation was uncovered in Qalqilya on Wednesday during an operation by Israel Police and Border Police officers, police said. The officers also found the start of another excavation nearby, along with weapons and other equipment. Police arrested four suspects and took them for questioning.
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[2026-09-24 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its forecast for Turkey’s economic growth in 2026 to just 2.7% on Thursday, below the 3% threshold and the country’s lowest growth rate since 2020, as the economic fallout from the war in Iran and rising energy and fertilizer prices weigh on the outlook.
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[2026-09-24 16:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: American defense technology company Ondas is continuing to expand its operations in Israel and has signed an agreement to acquire three defense technology businesses for a total of $56 million.
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[2026-09-24 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander has been killed in fighting with armed men in Iran’s restive south-east province of Sistan and Baluchestan, state media said.
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[2026-09-24 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-24 16:41 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chiu Hin-chun chases down leaders to claim title in lightweight men’s single sculls, adding to medals won in Jakarta and Hangzhou
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[2026-09-24 16:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Ferrari star Lewis Hamilton has backed the F1 season to conclude in the Middle East and says he "wants to go" to Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
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[2026-09-24 16:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Tehran is open to diplomacy with Washington, but it will not accept the language of force, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said in his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York.
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[2026-09-24 15:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-09-24 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticized Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for not pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to "annihilate" the Islamic republic.
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[2026-09-24 15:39 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: STRAIT. Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026.
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[2026-09-24 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Louis Theroux’s The Settlers, which examines the Israeli settler movement in the occupied West Bank and its ambitions for Gaza, has been nominated for an International Emmy Award.
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[2026-09-24 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Around 66,000 residents now live in the Tekuma region, approximately 5,000 more than on the eve of the October 7 massacre three years ago, according to figures published by the Tekuma Directorate on Thursday.
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[2026-09-24 15:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in the US on Thursday for an unusually brief visit centered on his address to the UN General Assembly, with plans to spend only about six hours on US soil before returning to Israel that same evening.
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[2026-09-24 15:30 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: Eight sailors who were part of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted to take their lives during its long deployment in support of the war against Iran, according to a letter from the US Navy.
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[2026-09-24 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Today on Trending Middle East, Iran has presented the US with a proposed road map to end the war. Sources told The National that it includes a region-wide ceasefire of up to 60 days, the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the US blockade of Iran.
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[2026-09-24 15:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The son of Yechiel Leiter, Israel’s ambassador to the US, has been critically injured in a car-ramming attack at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said.
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[2026-09-24 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Five desalination plants shut down for days, while Gaza remains in grip of severe water and sanitation crisis
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[2026-09-24 14:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Just over four months after clinching the Saudi Pro League title with Al Nassr, manager Jorge Jesus and captain Cristiano Ronaldo find themselves back in tandem for the Portugal national team.
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[2026-09-24 14:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has no official role within the administration but serves as one of its top peace negotiators, led the unveiling on Wednesday of a $2.45bn starter plan for rebuilding Gaza, as members of the "Board of Peace" gathered on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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[2026-09-24 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pakistan's prime minister said the country is ready to make progress in efforts to de-escalate US-Iran tensions.
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[2026-09-24 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Around 150 Catholic priests, bishops, friars, and nuns have marched to the Vatican as part of a procession through Rome demanding an end to what they describe as Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza.
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[2026-09-24 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Around 150 Catholic priests, bishops, friars, and nuns have marched to the Vatican as part of a procession through Rome demanding an end to what they describe as Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza.
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[2026-09-24 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: SINGAPORE — Other nations will have to fill the funding gap at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization as Washington pulls back, according to Phil Hogan, a former European Union commissioner who is now running to lead the world's biggest food agency.
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[2026-09-24 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: For years, Gulf states have faced a familiar problem: how to contain the risks posed by Iran without allowing rivalry to turn into open war.
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[2026-09-24 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two senior officials at the heart of Iran’s military and national security establishment are among the eight people set to face trial in absentia over their alleged roles in the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.
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[2026-09-24 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran will never "bow its head" to US threats but is open to diplomacy, a day after President Donald Trump threatened to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-09-24 13:38 UTC+10:00] [United Nations] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran took a combative tone, a new Venezuela is announced, and Ukraine’s president aims at the Kremlin’s coffers
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[2026-09-24 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli army bulldozers have ploughed through rows of olive trees in a village near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, just as Palestinian farmers were preparing to begin their annual harvest, residents told the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-09-24 13:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned Israel for its genocide in Gaza during his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
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[2026-09-24 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the United States is not winning the war with Iran, while approval of US President Donald Trump's handling of foreign affairs has fallen to a new low, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS and released Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nine years ago this week, Chrissie Hynde, the leader of the world-famous rock band The Pretenders, took to the stage at Tel Aviv’s Menorah Mivtahim Arena, waving a giant Israeli flag, as the appreciative crowd in the sold-out venue roared its approval.
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[2026-09-24 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF failed in its mission to defend the Paga Outpost, officially known as Magen Be’eri, during the October 7 massacre and did not prevent the area from falling into enemy hands, the military’s probe, released on Thursday, found.
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