Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-17 01:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli shelling on the Tuffah neighbourhood in Gaza City has killed one Palestinian and injured several others, according to Wafa news agency on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Ed Sheeran’s tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos Tuesday when four of his supporting acts abruptly quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.
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[2026-09-17 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ahead of today's FOMC announcement at 2pm, the prevailing consensus is that Warsh will raise rates but he doesn't need to, as tariff inflation is now fading fast, the bulk of headline inflation is driven by one-time supply shocks from the Iran war which the Fed is powerless to fix, and the upcoming change to the PCE methodology will trim the YoY print by about 0.3%, suggesting that the Fed will be hiking at a time when core inflation is
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[2026-09-17 01:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two pumping stations serving Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline were damaged in an attack last week, with a repair timeline unclear, according to assessments from three oil and security sources.
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[2026-09-17 01:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Wednesday that the Israeli army targeted al-Mansouri in the Tyre district in south Lebanon with artillery shelling, hitting the town centre.
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[2026-09-17 01:02 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 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli “double-tap” air strike killed two people, including a 15-year-old boy, in Gaza City on Tuesday, despite the US-brokered “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas in October last year.
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[2026-09-17 00:56 UTC+10:00] [Yemen] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Armed group appears to reach agreement with Trump administration over safety of Red Sea shipping
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[2026-09-17 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States war on Iran has cost the country $38bn so far, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said this week, adding that an estimated $3bn will be added every month if the conflict continues, placing strain on the country’s finances and economy.
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[2026-09-17 00:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times,
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[2026-09-17 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Thousands of seminary girls were recruited for a mass fundraising campaign for Keren Olam Hatorah, a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) organization that supports yeshivas after the Israeli government cut their budgets due to the draft issue, KAN News reported Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 00:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF killed a Nukhba commander in the Khan Yunis area last week who had been involved in the abduction of several Armored Corps soldiers during the October 7 massacre, the military announced on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-17 00:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A senior Lebanese politician has urged Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to disarm to help bring an end to sustained Israeli attacks that have killed thousands.
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[2026-09-17 00:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Fighters with the Kurdish Women’s Protection Units, or YPJ, stand during a funeral ceremony for prisoners who died in a fire that broke out during unrest at the local prison following days of tensions and protests in the predominantly Kurdish city of Kobani, northern Syria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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[2026-09-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States does not lack leverage against the Islamic Republic of Iran. It lacks a political endgame.
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[2026-09-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sweden's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned Iran's ambassador and asked an official at the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm to leave the country, citing activity incompatible with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
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[2026-09-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Abdul Malik al-Houthi, an elusive figure who commands a battle-hardened force, scored his biggest military victory in years when his Iran-aligned Houthi terrorist group swept through Yemen's Red Sea coastline and tightened its grip on a vital shipping waterway, rattling oil superpower Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-17 00:32 UTC+10:00] [Prophet Mohammed] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He has transformed the Houthi group from tribal insurgency to a fighting force, threatening Riyadh and controlling the vital waterway
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[2026-09-17 00:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: He has transformed the Houthi group from tribal insurgency to a fighting force, threatening Riyadh and controlling the vital waterway
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[2026-09-17 00:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – Four years ago this week, Mahsa “Jina” Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, was leaving a metro station in Tehran with members of her family when she was detained by the Guidance Patrol, Iran’s morality police, for perceived noncompliance with Iran’s mandatory hijab laws.
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[2026-09-17 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Residents who posted positive comments about feeling safe during Iran's spate of missile and drone attacks on the UAE were doing so out of love for the country, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed has said.
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[2026-09-17 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US war with Iran cost the Pentagon approximately $38 billion in its first five months, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The bill could rise by another $2 billion to $3 billion for every additional month of fighting – and by more if hostilities intensify.
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[2026-09-17 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, speaks at a campaign event Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Hannah Fingerhut)
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[2026-09-17 00:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two deadlines are looming for Iraq at the end of the month: the end of a decades-long U.S. military presence and the disarmament of non-state armed groups. The U.S. withdrawal is underway, and officials say the hundreds of troops remaining in northern Iraq will be out by the Sept. 30 deadline.
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[2026-09-17 00:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US military says it has attacked two boats that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly used in an attempt to seize an American drone.
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[2026-09-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Elena Rybakina won the 2025 WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia
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[2026-09-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Tehran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational
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[2026-09-17 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In talks with his Iranian counterpart in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls on Tehran and Washington to stay rational
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[2026-09-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon wants to negotiate a security agreement with Israel once Israeli troops withdraw from Lebanese territory, describing it as a possible step towards a future peace agreement.
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[2026-09-16 23:41 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rights groups express support for directors of Guardian-produced film facing threats from Israeli ministers and far-right activists
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[2026-09-16 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The value of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s investments in Israeli companies has increased, prompting ethical concerns among campaign groups and charities as the war in Gaza continues.
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[2026-09-16 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: All supporting acts for English pop star Ed Sheeran’s upcoming US Loop Tour have quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the tour for supporting Palestine.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The decision by Britain’s Labour government to impose new sanctions on Israel, just as the Islamic Republic’s regional Axis of Evil has been heavily degraded, its top leadership eliminated, and its proxy networks shattered, is not a routine diplomatic shift. It is the continuation of a long-standing, calculated historical pattern.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US lost around 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the conflict with Iran. This is according to a new Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, Operation Epic Fury, which covers the fighting from April to June 2026. Since June, more Reaper drones have been lost in the conflict.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 23:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Unusual involvement by the US Secret Service has been evident in preparations for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York, a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-16 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, that Beijing is “willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with Iran, and safeguard Iran’s legitimate rights and interests”.
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[2026-09-16 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Yemen's Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement has claimed to have shot down a Saudi fighter jet in a Wednesday statement, saying they utilized domestic made munitions to do it.
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[2026-09-16 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China encourages Iran and the US to remain rational, exercise restraint, return to the Islamabad memorandum and "engage in substantive consultations", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart in Beijing on Wednesday. "We urge all parties to take effective measures to reopen the Strait of Hormuz at an early date" to safeguard the stability of international energy transport and supply chains, Wang said, according to China's foreign ministry.
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[2026-09-16 22:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Trade Union Congress (TUC), an umbrella organisation representing five million British workers, voted for the first time in its history to back the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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[2026-09-16 22:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Amnesty International has called for the arrest of 87 Iranian officials for "crimes against humanity" over their involvement in cracking down on the 2022 Woman Life Freedom protests.
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[2026-09-16 22:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia's air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, said a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.
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[2026-09-16 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that the group had attacked an airbase in Khamis Mushait as well as Aramco facilities in Yanbu.
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[2026-09-16 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on Gaza, the ceasefire and Palestinian reconciliation.
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[2026-09-16 22:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The government of Niger has settled a decades-long dispute with a Middle East airport provider, preventing a $35 million New York mansion it owns from being seized.
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[2026-09-16 22:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Futures are higher into Fed Day where consensus is for a 25bp hike, the first since July 2023, with unknown levels of communication, and the question is what the dot plot shows (see preview here). S&P 500 futures are up by 0.3%, finding relief after days of selling as traders wait Kevin Warsh to deliver an expected interest-rate hike that will help ease fears that inflation may spiral.
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[2026-09-16 22:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At least 20 Palestinians were killed and 16 rescued after a six-storey residential building damaged in an earlier Israeli strike collapsed in western Gaza City overnight.
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[2026-09-16 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Consumers are facing a double-whammy of jumping oil prices and Treasury yields amid the U.S. war with Iran that is leaving them increasingly cash-strapped.
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[2026-09-16 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: International airlines continue to adjust schedules for Middle East flights as airspace restrictions persist.
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[2026-09-16 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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