Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-27 19:45 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israeli jets hit Tehran’s missile hubs while more US troops head to the Middle East
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[2026-03-27 19:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The Indian government's tax revenues have taken a "huge hit" after New Delhi slashed central excise duties on fuel for domestic consumption, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday.The Indian government late Thursday cut central excise duties on petrol and diesel for domestic consumption by 10 rupees ($0.11) per liter each, to keep pump prices from rising as the Iran war disrupts global energy supplies.
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[2026-03-27 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on 28 February spurred "visceral horror", the UN rights chief said Friday, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding justice "for the terrible harm done".
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[2026-03-27 19:16 UTC+10:00] [Saudi Arabia] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East
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[2026-03-27 19:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: “A bit” is what United States President Donald Trump thinks about the scale of Russia’s military aid to Iran.
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[2026-03-27 19:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian authorities have arrested at least 15 people in Isfahan for reportedly sharing sensitive information to outlets deemed as hostile.
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[2026-03-27 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man early on Friday at the entrance to the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem, Wafa news agency reported.
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[2026-03-27 18:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s opposition says military forces are ‘in collapse’
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[2026-03-27 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry says its forces have intercepted 12 drones in the eastern region of the country since the early hours of Friday.
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[2026-03-27 18:28 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-27 18:28 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Hyundai Rotem said Friday it has unveiled a Middle East-focused version of its K2 battle tank, dubbed K2ME, which is currently under development.
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[2026-03-27 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump, left, listens as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, on Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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[2026-03-27 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Familiares lloran la muerte de un soldado iraquí en un ataque a una instalación militar en la provincia de Anbar, en el oeste de Irak, en el interior del santuario del imán Ali en Najaf, Irak, el 26 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Anmar Khalil)
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[2026-03-27 18:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks closed a tad lower Friday after paring most of their earlier losses amid the United States' mixed signals on its war against Iran and eased concerns over the chipmaking industry. The local currency lost ground against the greenback.
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[2026-03-27 18:25 UTC+10:00] [Business] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
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[2026-03-27 18:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Bahran’s Interior Ministry urged residents to remain calm as sirens activate across the country.
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[2026-03-27 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: European stocks are expected to open higher on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ongoing hiatus of attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-27 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-27 17:51 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The quota cut for subsidised petrol reflects how the distant war is affecting Malaysia, with the food industry also sounding the alarm
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[2026-03-27 17:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli army said in a statement that it targeted Iranian military infrastructure overnight, including missile launchers and storage sites.
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[2026-03-27 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens to cripple Kenya’s floriculture sector as growers now report up to $1.4million in weekly losses.
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[2026-03-27 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: As the war enters day 28, United States President Donald Trump has delayed planned attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure by 10 days until April 6, saying peace talks are going “very well” – even as Iranian officials describe a US proposal as “one-sided and unfair”.
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[2026-03-27 17:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mothers in a displacement camp in southern Somalia struggle to keep their children alive as drought and aid disruptions deepen hunger, a crisis that now also has a link to the far-away Iran war. (AP Video: Mohamed Sheikh Nor)
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[2026-03-27 17:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-03-27 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 1,116 people have been killed and 3,229 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon between 2 March and 20 March, the Lebanese health ministry said.
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[2026-03-27 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday kicked off a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia, seeking support for Kyiv as the U.S. reportedly weighs shifting military resources to the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 17:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Relatives grieve an Iraqi soldier killed in a strike Wednesday on a military clinic in western Iraq’s Anbar province, during a mass procession inside the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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[2026-03-27 17:12 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: No, it’s not US President Trump’s countdown to power plant strikes in Iran and no, it’s unfortunately not the countdown to blastoff of SpaceX’s reported $100 billion IPO – a valuation likely to be in the trillions with a ‘T’.
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[2026-03-27 17:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Foreign investors are on track to pull a record $12 billion from Indian equities this March as the Iran war disrupts oil and gas supplies, squeezing the economy and stoking fears of a growth slowdown.
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[2026-03-27 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Since the pandemic, private equity funds focused on Asia have struggled to raise money, as the industry sat on massive unsold assets and idle dry powder.
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[2026-03-27 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military ordered the forced evacuation of residents of the village of Sajd in southern Lebanon, saying Israeli forces will “act against it forcefully”.
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[2026-03-27 16:47 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-27 16:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Iran has allowed Malaysian ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Malaysia’s leader said, amid the global energy crunch driven by the United States and Israel’s war with Tehran.
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[2026-03-27 16:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un aficionado de Irán sostiene una bufanda antes de un partido de cuartos de final de la Copa Asiática ante Japón en Al Rayán, Qatar, el 3 de febrero de 2024 (AP Foto/Hussein Sayed, archivo)
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[2026-03-27 16:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.
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[2026-03-27 16:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has told allies that it would join a multinational maritime task force aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz as it suffers from Iran's curb on the waterway, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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[2026-03-27 16:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Lebanese National News Agency said that Israeli war planes attacked a house nearby Qlaileh, located in the southern city of Tyre.
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[2026-03-27 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A powerful cyclone has forced production cuts across key Australian gas export plants, adding pressure to global energy markets already in short supply due to the war in the Middle East choking oil and gas flows.
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[2026-03-27 15:57 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A powerful cyclone has forced production cuts across key Australian gas export plants, adding pressure to global energy markets already in short supply due to the war in the Middle East choking oil and gas flows.
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[2026-03-27 15:48 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong authorities crack down on yet another local case of contraband fuel amid oil price surge caused by US-Israel war against Iran
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[2026-03-27 15:35 UTC+10:00] [Xinjiang] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-03-27 15:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Attendees cheer as White House Border Czar Tom Homan exits the stage during Conservative Political Action Committee at Gaylord Texan Resort and Conference Center, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Grapevine, Texas. (Shafkat Anowar/The Dallas Morning News via AP)
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[2026-03-27 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, France, early Friday, March 27, 2026, to take part in the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)
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[2026-03-27 15:04 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Price gains accelerated in February, according to official government index, but interest-rate risk looms, analysts say
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[2026-03-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Ferdi Kadioglu] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Kosovo on the brink of first appearance at any major tournament, while Bolivia beat Suriname to set up match against Iraq on Tuesday
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[2026-03-27 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran war] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Talks between Washington and Tehran must involve nuclear concessions and a regional ceasefire, Middle East expert says
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[2026-03-27 14:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: In September, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir met with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. (Supplied: The White House/Daniel Torok)
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[2026-03-27 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the Philippines' hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Leaders' Summit in May would push through despite the ongoing war in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-27 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices will increase again next week although at a slower pace as discussions between the US and Iran are ongoing to de-escalate the war in the Middle East, a local industry source said on Friday.
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[2026-03-27 14:34 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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