Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-08-04 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraq has not paid July salaries to many public employees, with the country still struggling to close a fiscal gap due to plummeting oil revenue caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-08-04 22:06 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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[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On July 8, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump had a face-to-face meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
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[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli undercover operatives recently busted a smuggling ring in Israel's South in a series of takedowns "along the [south]western border," the IDF and Israel Police announced in a joint statement on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 22:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An open-air fire broke out near Highway 6 in the Ben Shemen Forest area, prompting road closures in both directions on Tuesday.
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[2026-08-04 22:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Yemen's Houthi rebels said on Tuesday that they carried out a drone strike on a “sensitive target” at Najran Airport in southern Saudi Arabia.
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[2026-08-04 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The U.S. and Iran could reach a deal on Tuesday or Wednesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with freedom of movement for commercial ships, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview.
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[2026-08-04 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former prime minister Naftali Bennett announced on Tuesday the addition of four women to the B’Yachad Party’s Knesset slate, bringing the total number of female candidates on the list to 17 ahead of the elections.
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[2026-08-04 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An elderly woman was killed, and several pedestrians were injured in a bus accident on David Remez Street in Ashkelon on Tuesday afternoon.
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[2026-08-04 21:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump claims that direct negotiations with Iran are under way, and has warned that the latest round is Tehran’s “last chance” to secure a deal to end the war.
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[2026-08-04 21:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon and Israel have begun a new round of US-sponsored direct talks in Rome, as Beirut seeks Israel's withdrawal from the south of the country.
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[2026-08-04 21:21 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: ON DISPLAY. An Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is displayed during the inauguration of a new artillery plant of ammunition maker Rheinmetall, in Unterluess, Germany, on August 27, 2025.
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[2026-08-04 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer by volume, reported a 33% jump in second-quarter profits on Tuesday as the war-driven surge in Brent crude, which averaged $97 a barrel, boosted earnings. The company maintained export flows by redirecting crude around the disrupted Strait of Hormuz through its East-West Pipeline to the Red Sea.
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[2026-08-04 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Telegram on Tuesday that they hit a target at Saudi Arabia's Najran Airport.
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[2026-08-04 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Three teenagers drifted into Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) near Tiberias and were unable to return to shore on Monday night, prompting a rescue by United Hatzalah.
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[2026-08-04 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The British chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement hosted a Summer School during which young participants chanted “we will crush Zionism” and “young people, rise up, our revolution is an Arab revolution”.
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[2026-08-04 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei wrote to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to warn him that he would accept the president’s resignation if he submits it again, a relative of the supreme leader told Iran’s Tabnak media site on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Lebanon was marking the sixth anniversary of the deadly Beirut blast on Tuesday, but justice for the victims remains elusive despite recent progress in the investigation.
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[2026-08-04 21:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Vessels remained at a standstill in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
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[2026-08-04 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-08-04 21:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Jerusalem – As illegal Israeli settlement activity expands across the occupied West Bank, violent settler groups have emerged at the forefront of escalating attacks on Palestinians and their property with the aim of creating new realities on the ground.
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[2026-08-04 21:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In July, Morocco became the first Arab and African nation to deploy its military to the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Palestine under Donald Trump’s "peace plan" for Gaza, bolstered by his equally dubious Board of Peace (BoP).
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[2026-08-04 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli settlers stormed the Palestinian villages of Talfit and Jalud, located in southern Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, torching three vehicles and attacking homes, according to local reports. pic.twitter.com/2Z2ZOjVZyU
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[2026-08-04 20:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: A cargo ship was reportedly hit in the Strait of Hormuz by an “unknown projectile” overnight. The incident occurred after US President Donald Trump declared that he was giving Tehran its “last chance before decapitation” to sign a deal on his terms.
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[2026-08-04 20:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A Qatar foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday: "We can confirm that efforts are ongoing with all parties, we are looking into diplomatic solution", regarding the US-Iran negotiations. They added: "What is important right now is getting back to the negotiation talks".
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[2026-08-04 20:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: BP on Tuesday reported a second-quarter profit of $5.73 billion, more than doubling the total from the same period last year amid higher energy prices, trading and refining margins, as chief executive Meg O'Neill outlined the group's priorities.
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[2026-08-04 20:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Yemen's Houthis said they hit a Saudi target at Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia, the group announced on Telegram. Saudi Arabia did not confirm the strike.
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[2026-08-04 20:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know what was agreed to on to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department. Trump also weighed in on the situation involving Rep. Max Miller, saying he’ll let the families “figure that out.”
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[2026-08-04 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States artificial intelligence and data analytics giant Palantir Technologies has reported “otherworldly” quarterly results, sending its shares more than 14 percent higher in after-hours trading, as its growth shows no signs of slowing despite mounting criticism over its close ties to the US and Israeli governments and concerns about its growing role in artificial intelligence and warfare.
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[2026-08-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Former Palestinian envoy to Lebanon, Ashraf Dabbour, was placed in provisional detention in Lebanon on Monday following the decision of the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation, Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj, according to Lebanese media reports.
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[2026-08-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran and Oman are closer than ever to reaching an agreement to reopen shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, US and Iranian officials told the New York Times on Monday, adding that the terms of the proposed agreement would lie heavily in Iran's favor.
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[2026-08-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon resumed in Rome on Tuesday morning.
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[2026-08-04 20:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran and Oman are discussing a plan that would give Tehran full control over inbound shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source told Reuters. For the outbound route, Oman would clear ships for exit after notifying Iran. The plan would give Iran visibility over outbound traffic in the Strait, with the possibility to intervene if necessary.
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[2026-08-04 20:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Ongoing talks are Iran's 'last chance before decapitation,' says Trump
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[2026-08-04 19:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The parents of Jack Letts, a British-born Canadian man who travelled to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria as a teenager in 2014, have described their shock, relief and frustration after being phoned “out of the blue” by their son from an Iraqi detention centre nine years after they were last able to speak to him.
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[2026-08-04 19:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
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[2026-08-04 19:50 UTC+10:00] [scmp] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong Shipowners Association urges industry members to be careful, citing ‘very low’ predictability of United States and Iran
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[2026-08-04 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump's weekend somewhat comical, hyperbolic, or even absurd proclamation that he was planning an attack on Iran which would have been "the biggest attack since World War II" and could have been "disastrous" for Iran - before being called off - is raising serious questions.
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[2026-08-04 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oil company Saudi Aramco reported a 44 percent surge in net profits on Tuesday, as the war on Iran sent oil prices soaring. Its net income of 122.6 billion Saudi riyals ($32.7 billion) from April to June was up from 85 billion riyals ($22.7 billion) a year prior, a quarterly statement said.
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[2026-08-04 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: London: Of all those involved in getting the tortuous Gaza disarmament negotiations over the line, the most intriguing is Mohammed Dahlan.
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[2026-08-04 19:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: Witnesses and experts have suggested that an easing of controls by Morocco in the border area of Ceuta contributed to the recent mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave. Others are pointing the finger at American and Israeli involvement.
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[2026-08-04 19:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Profits at BP have surged to a four-year high after the war in the Middle East pushed up oil prices.
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[2026-08-04 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore concertgoers urge leniency for the band’s pro-Palestine acts on stage but lawyers say that a line has to be drawn
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[2026-08-04 18:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Singapore concertgoers urge leniency for the band’s pro-Palestine acts on stage but lawyers say that a line has to be drawn
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[2026-08-04 18:54 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The first eight flamingos of the autumn migration season landed at Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s (KKL-JNF) Hula Lake last weekend, joining newly arrived shorebirds, songbirds, shanks, ruffs, godwits, grey herons, and spoonbills, KKL-JNF announced.
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Long-time Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Yitzhak Bendahan delivered his own baby daughter inside an ambulance on the way to the hospital on Monday, MDA announced.
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday declined to pause a $655.5 million judgment against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization over attacks that killed and wounded Americans in Israel during the Second Intifada.
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: For the first time since its establishment, the Atidim Directorate is expanding its programs to additional communities, with an emphasis on the haredi population, and has opened a dedicated academic track.
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[2026-08-04 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF completed disciplinary proceedings against the four remaining soldiers involved in the mutiny in the Tzabar Battalion at Sde Teiman, the military said.
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