Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-09-25 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Country pays more for less of the key fertiliser ingredient, potentially pressuring the spring planting season, analyst says
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[2026-09-24 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives have introduced a resolution urging the US government to back Israel's right to statehood and take measures to prevent Hamas from eliminating the Jewish state on Tuesday.
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[2026-09-24 23:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Middle East Eye investigation has revealed links between three UK-registered charities and an East Jerusalem yeshiva planning to expand into Sheikh Jarrah.
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[2026-09-24 23:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Israeli government plans to pay companies in illegal settlements up to 200,000 shekels ($54,000) following a commitment by European countries to ban their goods amid escalating human rights abuses against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-09-24 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has stepped up military activity around the Strait of Hormuz, with reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Iranian territory and additional fighter jets reportedly deployed to the region, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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[2026-09-24 23:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has stepped up military activity around the Strait of Hormuz, with reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Iranian territory and additional fighter jets reportedly deployed to the region, RIA Novosti reported on Thursday, citing sources.
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[2026-09-24 23:15 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Taraneh and Romina Rahimi were charged with ‘waging war against God’ after joining protests against Tehran regime
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[2026-09-24 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yashar party leader and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot has emerged as the leading opposition candidate seeking to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the October election.
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[2026-09-24 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The award-winning Gaza documentary Naza is set to be released in cinemas across the Middle East, with regional distribution secured as part of a wider international rollout.
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[2026-09-24 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not expected to meet US President Donald Trump during his very brief trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-24 22:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The UN-established process to allow vessels carrying fertiliser to pass through the Strait of Hormuz has not faced technical objections, but is being held up by diplomacy, a senior UN official told The National.
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[2026-09-24 22:37 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A federal judge had ruled Trump administration must immediately return the outlets’ press passes and said ban likely unconstitutional
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[2026-09-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Tehran will attack the airports of neighboring countries that cooperate with US sanctions against Iranian airlines, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said in an interview with state television on Wednesday.
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[2026-09-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For more news, analysis, and the latest updates, head to jpost.com.
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[2026-09-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A day after Iran’s president gave a speech at the UN General Assembly in which Iran said it would not bend the knee to the US, Iran carried out a new attack on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq.
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[2026-09-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A massive complex of several mikvaot, believed to have been used by Jewish pilgrims, has been uncovered at the foot of the Temple Mount on the outskirts of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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[2026-09-24 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Central Elections Committee rejected two attempts to bar Otzma Yehudit from the October 27 election on Thursday, one day after it voted to exclude Ra’am, the Joint List and two Joint List candidates under the same constitutional provision.
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[2026-09-24 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli-run municipality of Jerusalem has recruited companies from the United Arab Emirates to invest in a modern industrial park, called Silicon Wadi, in the city's occupied east.
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[2026-09-24 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly, perhaps for the last time as Israel’s prime minister, he will be standing in a house he was taught, 42 years ago, to see two ways.
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[2026-09-24 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces carried out a mass home demolition campaign in a village in the southern occupied West Bank on Wednesday, leaving dozens of Palestinians homeless.
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[2026-09-24 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to use his UN address on Thursday to berate New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for calling him a war criminal, according to Reuters.
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[2026-09-24 22:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: It was just this month which saw the Iran conflict spill over into a renewed fight between the Saudi coalition and Yemen's Houthi rebels. Now Iran is threatening to expand the fight further, even into the Indian Ocean.
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[2026-09-24 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as conditions in Gaza remained dire for more than two million Palestinians living in the Strip, nearly three years after the war began.
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[2026-09-24 21:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures climbed back above $104 a barrel early Thursday as Iran threatened to widen the Middle East conflict into the Indian Ocean and optimism surrounding yesterday's meetings between US and Iranian officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly faded.
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[2026-09-24 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-09-24 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A widening gap has emerged between Israeli and American Jews over whether Israeli government policy contributes to the rise in global antisemitism, according to the September 2026 Jewish People Voice Index published by the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) on Thursday.
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[2026-09-24 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister and B’Yachad party chairman Naftali Bennett presented northern local authority leaders on Wednesday with his party's proposed "Confrontation Line Law," which would expand the area eligible for state assistance and increase tax and municipal tax benefits for residents and businesses.
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[2026-09-24 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces repelled overnight attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden, where the internationally recognized administration is based, government sources said on Thursday.
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[2026-09-24 21:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Otzma Yehudit, founded in 2012, is one of many parties vying for citizens’ votes in the elections for the 26th Knesset, which will be held on October 27.
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[2026-09-24 21:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International sanctions against Iran have created lucrative financial channels, generating substantial profits for people linked to the country's security institutions, local media has reported.
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[2026-09-24 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian activists in a small Tuscan town have been protesting against a planned agrivoltaics park after tracing its ownership to Shikun & Binui, an Israeli company with ties to Israel's military.
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[2026-09-24 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon and Syria sought to deepen ties and press on with a new chapter in their relations when Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara met in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
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[2026-09-24 21:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: International sanctions against Iran have created lucrative financial channels, generating substantial profits for people linked to the country's security institutions, local media has reported.
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[2026-09-24 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has threatened neighbouring countries with retaliation if they enforce new United States sanctions designed to stop Iranian airlines from operating internationally, raising the prospect of further disruption to air travel across a region already affected by nearly seven months of the US-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-09-24 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet at the White House on Thursday for high-stakes talks about trade, artificial intelligence and the Iran war — in between displays of military fanfare and a lavish banquet.
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[2026-09-24 20:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Acting United States Navy Secretary Hung Cao has confirmed that there have been “eight suicide attempts” by personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group posted in the Middle East – at least two by jumping overboard – during their deployment there.
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[2026-09-24 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a ten-month deployment that included the country’s war against Iran, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a letter from the service’s acting secretary.
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[2026-09-24 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a ten-month deployment that included the country’s war against Iran, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a letter from the service’s acting secretary.
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[2026-09-24 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Thirteen British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestine campus protests with the United Kingdom’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism.
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[2026-09-24 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US authorities have returned to Syria “extraordinary” Roman mosaics and other looted treasures seized from a suspected Lebanese trafficker and a renowned American collector, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office has said.
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[2026-09-24 20:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel's Central Elections Committee voted on Wednesday to ban the country's two main Arab-majority political lists from next month's parliamentary election, in a move that could leave Palestinian citizens of Israel without their principal representation in the Knesset.
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[2026-09-24 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices extended their rebound on Thursday, with Brent briefly topping $106 a barrel as hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough between the US and Iran faded after talks in New York yielded little progress.
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[2026-09-24 20:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Syria plans to build or rehabilitate two million homes by 2035 as it looks to address housing shortages in the country and boost its economy.
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[2026-09-24 20:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Saudi-backed forces said on Thursday that they had repelled overnight attacks by the Houthis on a key supply route to the southern port city of Aden, where the government is based.
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[2026-09-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [NAZA] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Theatrical rollout across 56 territories planned for documentary about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza before film will stream on Guardian website
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[2026-09-24 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-09-24 19:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian activists in a small Tuscan town have been protesting against a planned agrivoltaics park after tracing its ownership to Shikun & Binui, an Israeli company with ties to Israel's military.
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[2026-09-24 19:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes killed at least seven Palestinians across Gaza on Wednesday and wounded at least 35 others, despite the “ceasefire” in place since October.
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[2026-09-24 19:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: GURBULAK BORDER CROSSING, Turkey — Hundreds of trucks idle along the road into Iran from Turkey’s mountainous eastern border. Bustling even in normal times, the countries' largest crossing is now a make-or-break economic lifeline for Tehran as the U.S. navy blockades its ports.
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[2026-09-24 19:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Likud has weakened in recent weeks as Ofer Winter draws support from undecided right-wing voters, while the opposition bloc is also eroding, pollster Dr. Menachem Lazar told 103FM on Thursday.
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