Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-14 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yehuda Aharon Widawski, who survived both the Lodz Ghetto and Auschwitz-Birkenau, and later devoted decades to restoring Jewish cemeteries in Poland, died on Sunday night at age 107.
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[2026-09-14 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terror group claimed Monday that it carried out a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on King Khalid Air Base in southern Saudi Arabia, as the group simultaneously expanded its control over strategic islands along the Red Sea shipping route.
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[2026-09-14 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: As right-wing governments across Latin America embrace increasingly militarised and technology-driven approaches to organised crime, Israel is positioning its cybersecurity industry as a source of expertise, surveillance capabilities and national security solutions.
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[2026-09-14 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Mishel Bychkova, vice president at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in Moscow
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[2026-09-14 19:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Etihad Airways expects to break even this year due to strong demand despite the Iran war, reversing a forecast in June that it could post an annual loss.
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[2026-09-14 19:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Armed forces affiliated with Yemen’s internationally recognised government have retaken positions from the Houthis and are advancing in the southwestern Taiz province as clashes intensify.
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[2026-09-14 18:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Satellite photos show the extent of the damage caused by a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, a highly strategic network that transports crude oil from Abqaiq on the kingdom's eastern Gulf coast to the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea.
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[2026-09-14 18:35 UTC+10:00] [Politics / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: A fugitive hiding out in Lebanon. Reduced to giving evidence from his Beirut bedroom. Spraying his enemies like a malfunctioning machine gun one minute, being calm and co-operative the next.
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[2026-09-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would consider a request from relatives of those killed in the September 11 attacks to release more records about the event and whether its perpetrators had ties to Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a press conference on Monday that Israel is the only winner of the tension between Iran and Gulf countries.
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[2026-09-14 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iraq’s Prime Minister is traveling to Europe. He’s planning to visit Germany and France. Meanwhile, at home, there are questions about why Iranian-backed militias in Iraq continue to carry out attacks on neighboring countries. The latest attack targeted the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline.
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[2026-09-14 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group will continue to attack Saudi military positions until what he called the aggression against Yemen ends and the blockade on Houthi-controlled areas is lifted.
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[2026-09-14 18:26 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-09-14 18:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: An ammonia gas leak at an industrial plant in southern Iraq at the weekend killed at least two workers and injured dozens, the Health Ministry said on Monday.
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[2026-09-14 18:03 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Price spike comes as rebel Houthis in Yemen target oil infrastructure and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab strait
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[2026-09-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Fiction] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A returning British soldier is haunted by his time in Palestine in this panoramic epic set after the second world war
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[2026-09-14 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: One of two US airmen rescued after their F-15 was shot down over Iran described on Sunday night how he survived a failed parachute, severe injuries, and an Iranian manhunt before being recovered in one of the largest search-and-rescue operations in US military history.
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[2026-09-14 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli politicians and public figures sharply clashed on Monday over NAZA, the Gaza war documentary by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, as criticism of the film intensified following its award at the Venice Film Festival and the IDF's rejection of its allegations.
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[2026-09-14 17:23 UTC+10:00] [West Bank] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Report by Israeli human rights group says systematic and broad assault being waged on conditions required for Palestinians’ existence
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[2026-09-14 17:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian oil refineries, saying the attacks are "hurting the world" as fuel supply disruptions from the Ukraine and Iran wars propel U.S. diesel prices to a record high.
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[2026-09-14 17:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Registration is now open for UAE citizens who want to perform the Hajj pilgrimage next year, the General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat said.
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[2026-09-14 17:06 UTC+10:00] [Business / Companies] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian fuel suppliers warn motorists could be heading for another petrol and diesel price shock after a critical Middle Eastern pipeline was forced offline, deepening the global oil crisis and piling pressure on the Albanese government to consider slashing the fuel excise yet again.
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[2026-09-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Cristiano Ronaldo was goaded by Al Ahli Saudi fans about their back-to-back continental titles at the end of last season, he had a ready reply: “I have won five.”
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[2026-09-14 16:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Polling shows Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, could be stiff competition for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Israel's upcoming election. (Reuters: Amir Cohen)
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[2026-09-14 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-09-14 16:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A young Palestinian man was injured after Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Ula, west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, and fired live ammunition at his car, Wafa reported.
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[2026-09-14 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, a meeting between Iran and Gulf states in Oman is postponed, after the sultanate said the appropriate conditions were not in place. Tehran and Muscat jointly agreed to reschedule the talks, which had been set to take place in Salalah.
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[2026-09-14 16:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces fired several artillery shells near a group of young men on motorcycles who attempted to enter the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit on Sunday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
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[2026-09-14 16:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Monday condemned recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeting civilian and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia and called for an immediate halt to such assaults.
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[2026-09-14 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hardly a day goes by without a major news item on either BBC, CNN, or The New York Times media sites condemning Israel for what they perceive as its destructive actions either in Gaza, Lebanon, or in Judea and Samaria.
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[2026-09-14 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbors with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.
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[2026-09-14 16:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran's top nuclear official was blocked from attending the International Atomic Energy Agency's General Conference in Vienna on Monday after pressure from the Trump administration, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing a US official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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[2026-09-14 15:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli settlements are Jewish-only communities built illegally on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
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[2026-09-14 15:55 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Global supplies of Saudi Arabian oil could run out within days unless a vital pipeline is brought back into operation, experts have warned.
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[2026-09-14 15:52 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Nongshim promoted its flagship Shin Ramyun brand at Middle East Film & Comic Con in Abu Dhabi, stepping up its culture-focused marketing in the region.
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[2026-09-14 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Two Israeli ministers have condemned the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind Naza, a documentary examining Israel's military operations in Gaza, after it won a major prize at the Venice International Film Festival on Saturday.
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[2026-09-14 15:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the makers of Gaza documentary Naza, accusing the award-winning film of contributing to “global anti-Semitic incitement”.
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[2026-09-14 15:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- LG Electronics Inc., a major South Korean home appliance maker, said Monday it has opened the Middle East's first business-to-business (B2B) artificial intelligence (AI) home experience space in Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-09-14 15:22 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was riding high in early July, fresh off the successful negotiation of a peace agreement with the United States, and had travelled to neighbouring Iraq for part of a weeklong funeral spectacle for Iran’s slain supreme leader.
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[2026-09-14 15:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Syria has temporarily raised fuel and cooking gas prices, citing rising global energy and shipping costs as well as reduced domestic refining capacity.
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[2026-09-14 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Culture Minister Miki Zohar said he would "act immediately" to revoke the citizenship of Israeli directors and journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor over their documentary NAZA in a post on X/Twitter on Sunday night.
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[2026-09-14 14:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Protests erupt across Syria over sharp fuel price hikes
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[2026-09-14 14:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices surged towards $108 a barrel on Monday after Saudi Arabia shut its East-West oil pipeline after attacks, removing a crucial route for exporting crude without passing through the Strait of Hormuz and intensifying fears of a global supply crunch.
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[2026-09-14 14:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces have redirected 101 commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as part of the ongoing naval blockade of Iran as of 13 September, US Central Command (Centcom) said.
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[2026-09-14 14:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff Dan Halutz has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of concealing warnings ahead of the October 7 attack and laid ultimate responsibility for the deadly security failure on him.
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[2026-09-14 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oman said appropriate conditions were not in place for a meeting between Iran and Gulf states, as the sultanate announced that plans for the discussions had been put on hold.
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[2026-09-14 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Traders expect the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week to clamp down on energy-induced inflation driven by the Iran war.
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[2026-09-14 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has said that he will move to revoke the citizenship of filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor after their documentary on Israel’s genocide in Gaza, NAZA, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
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[2026-09-14 13:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Latest updatesIran war latest: Tehran says Gulf meeting in Oman postponed at request of regional countries
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[2026-09-14 13:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US president Donald Trump has credited his envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, with “doing a great” job in Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
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