Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-09-18 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The White House has dismissed a UN human rights report which found “reasonable grounds” to believe the US committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on 28 February, including intentionally targeting a girls' school in the southern city of Minab.
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[2026-09-18 07:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a speech to begin his Likud party's election campaign on Thursday in which he insisted that he and his party "are the only ones who can guarantee Israel's security".
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[2026-09-18 07:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Russia and China have vetoed a United States-backed resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have authorised UN experts to keep monitoring sanctions on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 06:56 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 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The UN flag flies on a stormy day at the United Nations during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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[2026-09-18 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued alerts warning of potential danger in the Abha and Khamis Mushait areas, according to Saudi Arabian state TV on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An Iranian delegation will be allowed to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, the State Department announced on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US State Department has approved a proposed sale of 48 F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia in a package that will cost an estimated $24.3bn.
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[2026-09-18 05:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado Marco Rubio en el Departamento de Estado en Washington, el 16 de septiembre del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-09-18 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: En la imagen, proporcionada por la Agencia de Prensa Saudí, varios bomberos inspeccionan los daños a un edificio causados por la caída de los restos de un dron que, según las autoridades saudíes, fue lanzado por los hutíes de Yemen e interceptado sobre la provincia de Taif, en el oeste de Arabia Saudí, el jueves 17 de septiembre de 2026.
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[2026-09-18 05:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: NBA star Kyrie Irving has offered to pay a fine imposed on Houston Texans linebacker Azeez al-Shaair after the NFL player wore the name of Hind Rajab, the five-year-old Palestinian child killed in Gaza by Israel, across his nose during a game.
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[2026-09-18 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s mission to the UN has thanked Russia and China for opposing what it called a “politically motivated” US draft resolution at the Security Council seeking to reimpose international sanctions on Tehran.
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[2026-09-18 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The demand for political renewal after the October 7 massacre was central to Ofer Winter’s election pitch: Give new people enough power, and they could change Israel’s Right, even under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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[2026-09-18 05:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The nation’s decade-old terror threat warning level is set to be overhauled at the urging of ASIO boss Mike Burgess, who has revealed he personally warned prominent Jewish Australians they could be targeted for assassination by Iran.
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[2026-09-18 04:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Waheda Muhammad Ali braved a terrifying sea journey from the Middle East to Africa to escape heavy fighting in her native Yemen.
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[2026-09-18 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Tents are lined up in the Al-Firdaws camp for displaced Yemenis in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
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[2026-09-18 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Nations has “reasonable grounds” to believe the US committed a war crime with its strikes on the Minab elementary school and a sports centre in the opening days of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 04:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military has carried out a “massive explosion” in Aita al-Shaab village in the Nabatieh governorate in southern Lebanon, the country's National News Agency reported on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar Rivera, not shown, at the State Department, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-09-18 04:25 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 04:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Fighting between the Houthis and Yemeni government forces and their Saudi backers has killed 63 people in the last 24 hours, AFP reported on Thursday, citing military sources from both sides.
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[2026-09-18 04:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The leaders of France, Lebanon and Jordan convened in Paris to drum up international support for the Lebanese army.
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[2026-09-18 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian forces in recent days have brought down at least two American MQ-1 unmanned aircraft, according to CBS News, citing US officials who spoke to them on condition of anonymity.
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[2026-09-18 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-18 03:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Thursday that would have extended for another year the mandate of a panel of experts monitoring sanctions imposed on Iran.
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[2026-09-18 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israel Bar Association head Amit Becher sent a warning letter to the Religious Zionist Party and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday, demanding the immediate removal of an AI-generated campaign video and warning that the association would otherwise petition the Central Elections Committee.
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[2026-09-18 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: In addition to Israel’s established political parties, several newly formed smaller parties are also vying for citizens’ votes in the elections for the 26th Knesset, which will be held on October 27.
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[2026-09-18 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Typically, the Israel Navy signs new recruits to join the naval command course from the start of their IDF service.
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[2026-09-18 03:32 UTC+10:00] [Eurovision] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Ireland joins joins Dutch broadcaster in refusing to take part in 2027 song contest, in second consecutive year of protests
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[2026-09-18 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Morgan Ortagus has a simple way of describing the situation between Israel and Lebanon.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nine people were rescued by firefighters after a fire broke out in a building on Jerusalem's Meir Avner Street on Thursday, the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority said.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A total of 295 people were injured in road accidents during Yom Kippur in 2025, averaging 12 people per hour, according to data from the Green Light road safety organization based on figures from Magen David Adom.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The High Court of Justice on Thursday barred party representatives at polling stations from telling their parties which identifiable voters have cast ballots, ending a longstanding election-day practice six weeks before Israelis vote on October 27.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Pakistani national chess team forfeited its opening-round match against Israel at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, handing its opponents an automatic 4-0 walkover victory on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON - Jason Levien, the Jewish-American sports executive at the center of the ownership battle gripping Maccabi Tel Aviv Basketball, spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about the possibility of becoming a significant shareholder in the Israeli powerhouse.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF Manpower Directorate chief, Maj.-Gen. Dado Bar Kalifa released Lt.-Col. "A" from military service, the military confirmed on Thursday.
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[2026-09-18 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: UN mission says US may have committed war crimes in Iran, accuses Tehran of crimes against humanity
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[2026-09-18 02:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The EU voiced its "full solidarity" with Saudi Arabia on Thursday as it condemned recent strikes on the kingdom by Yemen's Houthis, including an attempted attack on Islam's holy city of Mecca, which the Houthis have denied carrying out.
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[2026-09-18 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Palestinian was killed, and others were injured on Thursday in an Israeli strike east of the al-Maslakh area, south of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Wafa news reported.
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[2026-09-18 02:52 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 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The season-ending WTA Finals will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina for at least three years from 2027, as the Women's Tennis Association announced its plans for the future following the conclusion of its partnership with Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-18 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Robert Kraft, the US stadium owner who had pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore removed as Ed Sheeran's opening act, says Sheeran asked him to match his own $2m (£1.5m) donation for "aid in the region".
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[2026-09-18 02:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Intensifying attacks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis have reportedly killed at least five people in total, including three children.
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[2026-09-18 02:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Britain affirmed its full support for Lebanon on Thursday in a phone call between the Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Stephen Doughty, and Lebanon’s Foreign Minister, Youssef Raji.
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[2026-09-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: As Israel enters election season, digital deception threatens not only the truth, but the ability of citizens to make a free and informed democratic choice.
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[2026-09-18 01:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have been warily eyeing prices at the pump. While unleaded gas prices have largely avoided historic highs, the same can't be said for diesel fuel, which hit an all-time high of $6.31 per gallon on Wednesday.
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