Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It was, says Ido Rakovsky, like reporting on "science fiction", rather than sport.
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[2026-09-17 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 15:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For months, Saudi Arabia appeared fairly insulated from the war on Iran even as it engulfed smaller neighbours.
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[2026-09-17 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties by elevating missions to full embassies and appointing ambassadors, in a move aimed at deepening a relationship restored under the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
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[2026-09-17 15:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A series of Israeli attacks were reported across southern Lebanon overnight and early on Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli hi-tech entrepreneur Eyal Waldman warned that Israel could face serious political and economic consequences if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wins the upcoming election, telling Maariv that continued political instability could drive more skilled Israelis to leave the country.
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[2026-09-17 14:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Thousands of people in Yemen were fleeing the increased fighting in their country, setting up camps on Tuesday in open areas and seeking shelter between trees. (AP video shot by Marzouq Al Jabri)
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[2026-09-17 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US has again denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York, preventing him from joining the annual gathering of world leaders later this month.
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[2026-09-17 14:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Macklemore is donating the $1 million he has earned from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour to organisations supporting Palestinians.
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[2026-09-17 14:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente palestino Mahmud Abás asiste a la ceremonia de inauguración del Complejo de Innovación y Excelencia, el miércoles 9 de septiembre de 2026, en Ramala, Cisjordania. (AP Foto/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-09-17 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The exterior of the federal courthouse is seen March 27, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
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[2026-09-17 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-17 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States Department of State has announced it will extend visa sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), preventing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from travelling to New York ahead of his address to the United Nations General Assembly next week for the second year in a row.
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[2026-09-17 13:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- The last time South Korea won the Asian Games gold medal in men's basketball, it defeated Iran in the final on its home soil of Incheon in 2014.
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[2026-09-17 13:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US may be 'forced to intervene' in the Red Sea
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[2026-09-17 13:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to discuss next steps for the war with Iran, Axios reported Thursday.
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[2026-09-17 13:20 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-09-17 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Donald Trump has an unprecedented track record of opposing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to advancing the interest of the American people, Vice President JD Vance said during a virtual address Tuesday at a Los Angeles-based technology summit.
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[2026-09-17 13:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Four years ago yesterday, Mahsa Jina Amini died in a Tehran hospital after being detained by Iran’s morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab improperly. She was only 22 years old.
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[2026-09-17 13:10 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza War (2023- )] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The State Department announced Wednesday that it would continue to deny visas to Palestinian officials because of actions taken by their governing and political groups that “internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” including trying to bring cases to international tribunals.
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[2026-09-17 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Macklemore (right) has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour. (Reuters: Steve Marcus, file)
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[2026-09-17 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hilton will press ahead with an aggressive expansion plan in the Middle East despite the global hospitality company suffering a sharp hit to its revenue from the Iran war, its regional head has said.
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[2026-09-17 12:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israelis should be stripped of their citizenship if they are found guilty of slandering the military, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, as the IDF faces new accusations of killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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[2026-09-17 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Harrison Berger via Responsible Statecraft,
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[2026-09-17 12:34 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Just two games away from gold, Korea to face Iran in Friday’s semifinal
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[2026-09-17 12:24 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: CAIRO (AP) -- Saudi Arabia is running low on missile interceptors and has turned to regional and Western allies for assistance as its standoff with Houthi rebels in Yemen drags on, two regional officials said Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 12:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States has denied Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas a visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York, as the UN prepares to consider allowing him to participate remotely.
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[2026-09-17 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun left for Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio that are expected to cover a range of pending issues, including bilateral economic and security arrangements, North Korea and the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-09-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index
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[2026-09-17 12:08 UTC+10:00] [Severe weather] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Over half of countries at high risk on Verisk Maplecroft’s Food Security Index also sit at the top of its predictive Civil Unrest Index
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[2026-09-17 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Houthi rebels are experimenting with new weapons such as “loitering torpedoes” as they increase their ability to wage war in Yemen and launch attacks across the Middle East, arms experts have revealed.
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[2026-09-17 11:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices extended their decline to Thursday as concerns over disruptions to supply following attacks on the Saudi Arabia's key East-West pipeline eased.
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[2026-09-17 11:35 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: PROTEST. A member of Houthi security forces mans a machine gun mounted on the back of a patrol vehicle at the site of an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026.
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[2026-09-17 11:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the inauguration ceremony of the Innovation and Excellence Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-09-17 11:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States remains committed to disarming Hamas, and Defense Minister Israel Katz's statement claiming that "everyone understands" that it will not happen goes against the Board of Peace's efforts, a source close to the BoP told KAN News on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 11:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defense firm Hanwha Systems Co. said Thursday it has agreed with the United Arab Emirates' EDGE Group to cooperate on building an integrated air defense network in the Middle Eastern country.
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[2026-09-17 10:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Karl-Friedrich Israel via The Daily Economy,
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[2026-09-17 10:15 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: HOUTHI FIGHTERS. Newly recruited Houthi fighters stand during a rally to commemorate the late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and to show support to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 4, 2024.
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[2026-09-17 10:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-17 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Vice President JD Vance - who was said to have opposed launching Operation Epic Fury from the beginning - has issued some fresh statements on the future of the Iran conflict which sound a bit off-rampy.
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[2026-09-17 09:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel and Morocco have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties, including elevating their respective missions to embassies and appointing ambassadors to both countries.
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[2026-09-17 09:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Policymakers at the Bank of England are expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite price rises accelerating due to the prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-09-17 09:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Despite an ongoing blockade on Iranian maritime trade and attacks by Iran’s military on commercial ships, the United States military has said US forces have kept the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping, including the facilitation of hundreds of millions of barrels of oil through the strategic waterway.
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[2026-09-17 09:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Damascus, Syria – The fuel price hike hit at midnight on Sunday. By Monday morning, frustration had poured into the streets, sparking open defiance across Syria.
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[2026-09-17 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The HKMA and US Federal Reserve lift key interest rates amid high inflation spurred by the Middle East conflict
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[2026-09-17 09:03 UTC+10:00] [CME FedWatch] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The HKMA and US Federal Reserve lift key interest rates amid high inflation spurred by the Middle East conflict
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[2026-09-17 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-09-17 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Saudi Arabia struck the Al-Barh bridge in southwestern Yemen early on Thursday morning, Ynet reported citing the Houthi-linked news channel Al-Masirah.
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[2026-09-17 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil prices have fallen after reports that Saudi Arabia was offering additional crude cargoes via Oman as drone attacks damaged the kingdom's oil pipeline to the Red Sea, appearing to ease concerns about the scale of Middle East supply disruptions.
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