Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-18 14:45 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-18 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-18 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: An estimated 125,000 people have fled their homes in Yemen, the UN humanitarian office says. (AP Photo: Abdulnasser Alseddik)
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[2026-09-18 13:54 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-18 13:28 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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[2026-09-18 13:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the stripping of citizenship from those who "defame" the Israeli army.
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[2026-09-18 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Bursts of gunfire lasting for two hours were heard in the Iranian city of Zahedan from a shooting that left at least six wounded, Iran International reported early Friday morning.
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[2026-09-18 13:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) journalist set out this week to defend Health Minister Haim Katz (Likud) from what she described as Israeli media’s “derisive” treatment of him. In doing so, she inadvertently illustrated a much deeper problem with the way Israeli society works.
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[2026-09-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International hotel brands operating in the Middle East have been moving swiftly to deal with the shock caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-09-18 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International hotel brands operating in the Middle East have been moving swiftly to deal with the shock caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-09-18 12:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: A United Nations fact-finding mission said there was evidence to believe that the U.S. committed war crimes during the Iran war, lending credibility to Tehran's similar claims.
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[2026-09-18 12:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Lee Jae Myung on Friday ruled out the possibility of South Korea's direct or indirect involvement in the war in the Middle East, saying any part the country plays will have no connection to combat.
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[2026-09-18 12:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that he would not deploy any military assets to the Middle East that could potentially draw Seoul into conflict amid the war on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An escalation of attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and the group’s seizure of Yemen’s western coast, comes at a critical time in the region.
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[2026-09-18 11:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Nations Security Council’s monthly meeting on Syria’s post-Assad transition has seen Syria, Israel and Turkiye trade accusations over who can rightfully have a military presence on Syrian soil.
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[2026-09-18 11:57 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: A group of United Nations-backed experts has found “reasonable grounds” to believe that U.S. forces committed war crimes during the conflict against Iran, pointing to two airstrikes including one that hit a primary school in Minab, killing around 150 civilians.
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[2026-09-18 11:53 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-18 11:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Saudi embassy in the US said that Washington's recent plan to sell F-35 warplanes is a reflection of the "strength and enduring nature" of their partnership.
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[2026-09-18 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 11:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-09-18 11:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices fell on Friday as investors weighed fresh strikes between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis against signs that additional Saudi crude could reach global markets and help ease supply concerns.
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[2026-09-18 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A Reform synagogue in Jerusalem was targeted for the second time in a month when a group of Jewish youths threw eggs at worshippers arriving for Rosh Hashanah services, in what the congregation described as an escalation in a series of attacks on Reform communities in Israel.
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[2026-09-18 11:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON – Any US sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia should account for Israel’s qualitative military edge and Riyadh’s place in a broader US-led regional security architecture before it moves forward, a Washington national-security expert told The Jerusalem Post following the State Department’s approval of a potential $24.3 billion deal.
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[2026-09-18 11:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon have continued, state media reported.
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[2026-09-18 11:19 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2026-09-18 10:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US State Department has notified Congress that it plans to sell Saudi Arabia up to 48 F-35 warplanes, in a move that has been widely opposed by Israel.
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[2026-09-18 10:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office
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[2026-09-18 10:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Houthi fighters stand in front of what they say is a downed Saudi jet, at a location given as Yemen, in this still image from a handout video released on September 16, 2026. Houthi Military Media/ Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY.
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[2026-09-18 10:33 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The finance minister on Friday vowed to make diplomatic efforts and diversify import sources to address recent energy price volatility amid geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-18 10:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea will extend its fuel tax cut scheme by another two months through November to ease price burdens on the public amid protracted tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-09-18 10:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army warned Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that security lines on three fronts cannot be maintained without "without billions of shekels added to the budget", the Israeli Army Radio reported.
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[2026-09-18 10:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has ordered a Swedish diplomat to leave the country one day after Sweden expelled an Iranian embassy official in Stockholm.
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[2026-09-18 09:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The finance minister on Friday vowed to make diplomatic efforts and diversify import sources to address recent energy price volatility amid geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-18 09:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu framed the upcoming Knesset elections as a direct struggle between the Right and Left, and sharply attacked Yashar party leader and prime ministerial candidate, Gadi Eisenkot, during a Likud party rally in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening.
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[2026-09-18 09:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A video shows a Palestinian man who fainted after being detained and kept handcuffed for hours by Israeli forces in Masafer Yatta, in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-18 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will extend its fuel tax cut scheme by another two months through November to ease price burdens on the public amid protracted tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Friday.
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[2026-09-18 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four Democratic lawmakers said on Thursday that they introduced a resolution to stop the US-Saudi Arabia nuclear agreement.
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[2026-09-18 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Guy Sasson and Sergei Lysov rolled onto the tennis courts at the recently completed US Open, they represented the “old” and newer generations of Israeli wheelchair tennis players.
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[2026-09-18 08:39 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Educator talks of ‘moral obligation’ and urges ‘every wealthy white celebrity’ to make similar donation
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[2026-09-18 08:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video - for the second year in a row - after the United States again denied him a visa to travel to New York.
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[2026-09-18 08:17 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: UNITED NATIONS – Russia and China ended on Thursday a United Nations Security Council mandate for the independent monitoring of international sanctions on Iran, reviving their argument that all U.N. measures on Tehran had been removed under a nuclear deal with world powers.
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[2026-09-18 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said a Togo-flagged oil tanker was struck while attempting to make an "illegal passage" through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, Iranian media said.
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[2026-09-18 07:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Update(1755ET): While the White House has signaled it wishes to see 'quiet' in the Strait of Hormuz and de-escalation when it comes to Iran, it doesn't seem heavily sanctioned-Tehran is yet willing to see it that way. Another foreign vessel has reportedly been hit, via Sepha News:
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[2026-09-18 07:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump’s administration has asked lawmakers to clear the sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $24.3bn.
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[2026-09-18 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-18 07:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The Mecca Joint Defense Agreement was signed on August 7, 2026 - coming amid the Iran war and fight for control of the Strait of Hormuz, which is what made the timing of an agreement modeled on NATO's Article 5 'collective defense' between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey so curious.
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[2026-09-18 07:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Thursday, 152 countries voted in favour of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly, rejecting the US's decision to prevent the Palestinian delegation from participating in the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York City.
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[2026-09-18 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States is investigating whether Iran was behind cyberattacks on two energy tankers bound for American ports that were struck while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar in August, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing US officials familiar with the investigation.
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[2026-09-18 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel is systematically dismantling Palestinian collective life in the West Bank, the NGO B’Tselem claimed in a new report titled “The Elimination Project.”
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