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Damascus says the Riyadh talks covered rebuilding Syria; the Saudi account says 'bilateral relations'
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Tuesday. Syria's presidency says they discussed rebuilding Syria and bringing in investment. The Saudi …
Welt and the Washington Examiner say government forces attack the Houthis; a Jerusalem Post headline calls it a 'Houthi offensive'
Fighting has reached the approaches to Bab al-Mandab, the strait at the south end of the Red Sea. Two outlets say Saudi-backed government forces are attacking. One headline …
The Media Line says Yemeni forces 'secure' Bab el-Mandeb; Reuters says they are 'advancing towards' it
Three reports filed within 13 minutes of each other on 5 October disagree on whether the strait at the Red Sea's southern end has changed hands. Only one …
Jerusalem Post says the US 'refuses to intervene' in Yemen; An-Nahar and LBCI quote Rubio on a 'binding' pact with Riyadh
Yemen's government launched 'Yemen Dawn' on 5 October to retake Sanaa from the Houthis, with Saudi-led air cover. On the same day, outlets disagreed on whether Washington is …
Flydubai FZ1073: a 'hijacker' aiming at a Tel Aviv tower, says the Jerusalem Post; a co-pilot with the crash axe, says the UAE prosecutor
On 30 September a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk, in Saudi Arabia, after an attack in the cockpit. Four days later the reports …
Russia's envoy says US–Iran talks 'have not begun'; Tehran says it has already answered a US proposal
Four reports from 4 October give three accounts of the same diplomacy. A Russian diplomat says real talks have not started. Iran's foreign ministry says it has replied …
Ynet says the Houthis are encircling Taiz as Yemen's government attacks; Asharq Al-Awsat says they are being fought off
Rashad al-Alimi heads Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council. On 4 October he announced an operation to retake the land the Houthis hold, and five outlets carried it. They disagree …
IRNA says Saudi commanders fled Taiz; France 24, LBCI and Ynet say the Houthis cut its supply road
Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced an offensive on Sunday to retake Houthi-held territory. The reports we hold disagree on who is giving ground at Taiz, on what the operation …
Hijacker, terrorist or co-pilot: outlets split on the flydubai attacker, and Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post give different years for when Israel's vetting job changed hands
A crew member attacked the captain of flydubai flight 1073 to Tel Aviv with a crash axe. The Jerusalem Post calls him a hijacker and Arutz Sheva calls …
Interfax says Yemeni government forces hit Houthi targets in Sanaa; a Houthi official says they hit 'civilian centres'
Air strikes hit the Yemeni capital on 3 October, and a fire sent smoke up near an Aramco site south of Riyadh. The reports we hold disagree on …
Jerusalem Post says 'hijacking', The Insider 'attempted terror attack', Le Figaro only 'diverted' — and nobody we read names who sent the co-pilot
A flydubai co-pilot attacked his captain on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight on Wednesday and passengers overpowered him. Six reports use four different words for it. Israel's prime minister …
The Jerusalem Post says 'hijacking', a UAE adviser says 'terrorist act', An-Nahar says 'incident', and no one has shown who, if anyone, sent the co-pilot
On a FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the Omani co-pilot stabbed the Indian captain, and the plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu threatens whoever 'sent' …
Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv: Jerusalem Post says 'attempted hijacking', Libération says 'alleged attack'
On Wednesday a co-pilot attacked the other pilot on a Dubai–Tel Aviv flight, The Independent reports, and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. Three outlets are differently sure …
flydubai FZ1073: Jerusalem Post says 'terror hijacking', the UAE says 'altercation', Reuters says no motive found
A co-pilot stabbed his captain and the jet dived on its way from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers stopped him and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. Within …
Flydubai calls it a cockpit 'brawl'; Netanyahu says a pilot tried to crash the plane
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Saudi Arabia after one pilot stabbed the other. The airline says the cause is unknown. Israel's leaders call …
Six reports name 'the co-pilot', three say 'a pilot'; Israeli ministers say 'terrorist', Libération says the circumstances 'remain to be established'
A Flydubai jet from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing at Tabuk in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after a knife attack in the cockpit. Across fifteen …
Israel's defence minister calls it a 'jihadist terror attack'; flydubai calls it an 'altercation' and says motives are unknown
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, on 30 September after a fight in the cockpit. The reports agree that a pilot …
Jerusalem Post: Iran led Netanyahu's UAE talks. Haaretz: he asked for a denial. Shargh: a 'cover-up'
Four outlets give three purposes for one six-hour visit to Abu Dhabi. Behind the visit are two reported warnings before 7 October, one from the UAE and one …
Regnum says Saudi air strikes hit a Taiz market; Haaretz carries Yemen's government saying it hit a Houthi camp nearby
Both reports carry the same toll from the Houthi side: at least seven dead and 40 wounded. They disagree on who carried out the strike and on what …
Shargh says the New York Times 'confirms' a UAE warning to Netanyahu before 7 October; the Jerusalem Post says Netanyahu, the UAE and US officials deny it
Two sources told the New York Times that the UAE's president warned Netanyahu of a 'big attack' by Hamas shortly before 7 October 2023. Netanyahu's office calls the …
LBCI puts Macron's Yanbu 'protection' in quotation marks, Libération ties it to fuel prices, Le Figaro leads on a strike warning
President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France would send military assets to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea oil port of Yanbu. Six reports from four outlets carry the …
The New York Times says six Houthi missiles were fired at Saudi cities; the Jerusalem Post says one missile, shot down by a Greek crew
Two reports came out two and a half hours apart on 24 September. They disagree on how many missiles there were, who fired them and who shot them …
New York Times account: Trump ordered, then halted, a Houthi strike. Axios account: he only weighed one and chose to wait
Four Lebanese and Israeli outlets carry two American press accounts of the same days, and the accounts disagree on whether Trump ever gave an order. Nobody on the …
Houthis say 28 Saudi strikes in a day; Riyadh confirms one missile
Six reports filed within an hour of each other on Sunday. Two numbers, each from a party to the fight. Nobody counted the people.
Saudi Arabia says the Houthis "tried" to hit Riyadh; the Houthis say they struck "sensitive sites"
Nine reports on one weekend, and none of them establishes what landed. In Washington, the Examiner has Trump saying the Houthis agreed not to fight the US; Reuters' …
Der Standard says four Italian warships for Bab al-Mandab; the Frankfurter Allgemeine says one more frigate, if Brussels pays
Two European papers describe different Italian commitments to the same strait on the same day. Asharq Al-Awsat calls the force that hit Riyadh "the terrorist Houthi militia"; the …
Morning Star says Riyadh confirmed the missile attempt; RTÉ and The Independent say Saudi Arabia said nothing
Eight reports on the same 48 hours in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Washington. They disagree on whether the Saudis acknowledged the attack on their own capital, on who …
Asharq Al-Awsat says the Yemeni army is grinding the Houthis down, France 24 says their "lightning offensive" seized swathes of Yemen
A missile targeted Riyadh and the United States warned the fighting could "escalate rapidly". Nine reports, four names for the fighters, no casualty figure from Riyadh, and no …
Jerusalem Post says a UAE official "denies" warning Netanyahu; Haaretz says the same official "did not outright deny" it
One unnamed Emirati official, one Abu Dhabi newspaper, three readings in a single day — a denial, something short of a denial, and a denial Israel is said …
The Media Line says the Houthis targeted Aramco in Yanbu; the Jerusalem Post says Riyadh, and that Saudi Arabia confirmed no hit
Yemen's Houthis say they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia on 19 September. Four reports name four different targets. Only one says Saudi Arabia has confirmed nothing, …
The New York Times ties the Riyadh blasts to the Houthis, CNBC puts Iran beside the airport fire, and none of the four reports says who fired
Four outlets reported alerts, explosions and smoke near Riyadh's main airport on 19 September. The New York Times points to the Houthis in its headline but says in …
Guardian and RTÉ set the Riyadh airport fire beside Houthi attacks; The Independent files it under the Iran-US war. None says who struck
Flames and black smoke rose near King Khalid international airport in Riyadh on Saturday after overnight air raid alerts. Three reports tie the fire to two different wars, …
A Jerusalem Post photo caption blames 'Houthi strikes'; Reuters and AFP name no cause for the fire at Riyadh airport
A fuel tank burned near Riyadh's main airport on Saturday, hours after Saudi Arabia issued air-raid alerts. Two news agencies saw the fire. No report we hold quotes …
Observador says Trump approved the Saudi F-35 sale; UPI says the State Department approved a "possible sale"
Two reports agree on the numbers: 48 F-35 jets for Saudi Arabia, worth $24.3 billion. They disagree on who approved the sale and how final it is. Only …
EU condemns "hostility that targeted Makkah"; the Houthi leader "strongly rejected" that Mecca was targeted at all
Saudi Arabia's partners condemned Houthi attacks on the kingdom on Friday. Only one of the six reports we hold carries the Houthi denial. None of them says what …
Reuters says $24.3bn "cleared", Al-Modon says a "possible sale", LBCI says 48 jets
Five reports on one American approval. Three carry the price, one counts the aircraft, two say nothing has been bought yet.
Jerusalem Post says Beijing was asked to rein in the Houthis; Shargh says Riyadh asked Oman for a two-week truce
Three reports, two different brokers, and not one named source. Two say Saudi Arabia went to China to lean on Iran; a third says it went to Muscat …
Reuters says the drone was "launched by Yemen's Houthis"; the Jerusalem Post says "likely launched"
Both reports we hold say one person was killed when Saudi Arabia intercepted a drone on Thursday. Only one gives injuries. Neither names anyone who says who sent …
Shargh: the strait stays shut 'until Trump and Netanyahu are brought down'. Der Standard: oil is being routed through it in a 'US-backed diversion'
Six reports on the Strait of Hormuz, published within 30 minutes of each other on 17 September, describe a blockade, a bargain, a bypass and a market reprieve. …
Reuters says Beijing carried Riyadh's message to Tehran; Shargh says Islamabad did
Four reports say China privately asked Iran to rein in Yemen's Houthis, all resting on the same three unnamed Iranian sources. Two reports in Tehran name Pakistan instead, …
Asharq Al-Awsat says "the terrorist Houthi militia" sent it; the Jerusalem Post says "likely"; Iran says a claim is not proof
One dead and two hurt in Taif by debris from a drone Saudi air defences shot down. Three reports name the launcher flat, one hedges in its headline, …
Jerusalem Post says "terror group", Al-Modon says "the group" — and Saudi Arabia says nothing about either strike
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says his side hit an airbase at Khamis Mushait and Aramco facilities at Yanbu, inside Saudi Arabia. Two outlets carry him. No report …
ABC says the US is warning staff off the Yemen border; the Guardian says it met the Houthis and stood back
Two reports 80 minutes apart put Washington on opposite sides of the same week. Neither counts a casualty.
Saudi ministry says a drone was launched toward Makkah; Houthi spokesman rejects the accusation
Riyadh names one drone, one city, one date. The Houthi military spokesman says the group did not target Makkah and claims a downed Saudi jet instead. We hold …
Al-Monitor says Saudi Arabia shut its oil pipeline; An-Nahar says drones launched from Iraq disabled it
Five reports on Saudi Arabia's oil routes. They split on how the East-West pipeline stopped, on how shut Hormuz is and on whose backing the crown prince sought …
CNBC says the drone was launched from Iraq, Fox News calls the attacks Iran-backed; a US forecast says the pipeline is back in days
A drone attack shut Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline. CNBC says the drone was launched from Iraq. Fox News calls the attacks Iran-backed. None of the three reports we …
Jerusalem Post says the Houthis displaced 100,000; Shargh calls them "the armed forces of Yemen"
Five outlets use three names for one force. Two give 100,000 displaced, and only one says who displaced them. No report we hold gives a figure for Yemenis …
Arab Parliament says Houthi missiles hit three Saudi cities; IRNA reports only Saudi jets bombing Marib
We hold 11 reports from six outlets on 15 September. Which side is striking depends on which one you read. Two reports from the same outlet disagree on …
MSNBC prices Brent at $107.82, Shargh's headline says $110 and its own text says $104 and $131
Four reports on the strike on the Saudi pipeline, filed inside 32 minutes. Three different barrels priced between them, one pre-war baseline, and no report naming who struck …
The New York Times says Riyadh asked Washington for more military help; Deník N calls it "America's 'no'"
Yemen's Houthis opened a broad offensive on Saudi Arabia. Six reports, one day, and no agreement on whether the United States is standing behind Riyadh. Four measure the …
Houthis say dozens of missiles hit a Saudi air base; Saudi civil defence says the danger has passed
Two reports carry the Houthis' account of a strike on Khamis Mushait, with their own list of the damage. Two carry the Saudi authorities, who warned Abha and …
The Jerusalem Post names militias in Iraq, hedged with "potentially"; the other six reports name no one at all
A drone strike shut Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline on 11 September and crude rose. Seven reports agree on the weapon and the closure. They offer one hedged name, …
The Times says the drones came from Iraq, "the kingdom said"; the Post says Iran and its proxies
Five US reports carry the same closure of Saudi Arabia's East–West pipeline. Only Reuters puts a number on it — a possible 4% of oil supply — and …
Both put it at 4% of world oil supply — the Jerusalem Post says drone strikes, Reuters says an interruption
Two reports, one figure, one photograph between them. Neither names who fired, and the picture the Jerusalem Post runs is captioned three days before the strikes it describes.
An Iraqi inquiry suspects the Quds Force; Pakistan's prime minister condemns "the Houthis"
Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline. The reports we hold agree they flew from Iraq. Two name an attacker, they name different ones, and neither says it …
The New York Times says the drone came from Iraq, Britain's foreign secretary names the Houthis, Iraq's military names nobody
Saudi Arabia has closed its East–West oil pipeline, one report says, quoting the kingdom. Across the 12 reports we hold, nobody names who launched the drone, and nobody …
Trump says Iran probably hit the Saudi pipeline, Der Standard says Iraqi militias, Iraqi sources name nobody
Nine reports on a shut pipeline. Two name an attacker, and they name different ones. The Iraqi sources who place drone launch sites inside Iraq name no one …
Welt quotes Trump blaming Tehran, Le Figaro credits the Houthis, Rzeczpospolita names only drones
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline after a drone attack. Six of the 11 reports we hold carry the strike, and they do not agree on who carried …
Riyadh says drones came from Iraq; Trump says Iran was "probably" behind it; nobody has claimed the pipeline attack
Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry says several drones were launched from Iraq at the East-West oil pipeline. The US president says Iran was likely responsible. No party has claimed …
The Independent calls a 9/11 widow's Saudi demand a 'rant'; the Washington Examiner calls it a 'call for justice'
At ground zero, Terry Strada told Vice-President JD Vance that US administrations "chose to protect the Saudis". Two outlets used three words for the same speech.
Libération says the Houthis seized Bab el-Mandeb; Reuters says they are still advancing on it
Libération's headline says the strait has been taken, but its own first line names only one island in it. Reuters, six minutes earlier, says the Houthis are still …
Algiers cites “provocative and hostile actions”; the UAE’s Gargash says ties must not be “hostage to internal tensions”
Six reports on the break, published within sixteen minutes of each other. Five are written from Algeria’s statement, one carries the Emirati reply, and one puts a clock …
Reuters says an airbase and oil infrastructure were hit; the coalition says civilian and economic sites
Two accounts of Tuesday's attacks in southern Saudi Arabia carry the same number, 73, and count it differently. The Saudi energy ministry reports fires and a temporary halt …
LBCI says the Houthis struck Saudi oil facilities; IRNA says Ansarallah and Saudi Arabia clashed
Four reports on the same day, two names for one movement, and one with nobody named as attacking. None of the four names a facility that was hit.
Riyadh says 73 civilians wounded; the parliament in Sanaa condemns "Saudi crimes"
Four reports count the wounded in Saudi Arabia; three name a Saudi ministry or the coalition spokesman as the source, and the fourth names none. Two reports carry …
Middle East Eye puts the UAE in the headline. The UN's own release says "several countries".
The UN fact-finding mission for Sudan says a transnational network armed and staffed the Rapid Support Forces, and names the Emirates among the countries it operated from. Three …
Anadolu says Erdoğan told the UAE that Türkiye is working to end the Iran-US war. Gulf News and Shargh report a call about the region.
Erdoğan and Mohamed bin Zayed spoke by phone on Friday evening. Three reports agree the call happened and disagree on what it was: Türkiye's state agency puts Ankara …
US strike on a wedding at Kuhestak, and Iran's reply
A US missile hit a house in Kuhestak, on the Strait of Hormuz, where a wedding was being held. Iran struck US bases in Kuwait, the UAE, Jordan …
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Headline framing the incident is folded into a named war and led by the oil price; one tanker, not two ×1Headline framing incident placed inside a named 'US-Iran war' and led by the oil price ×1How hard the claim is stated The denial that it is a war is labelled a claim, while the fighting itself is downgraded to a conflict ×1How hard the claim is stated none — assertion carried as fact ×1
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