My first question would be who are these middle east eye lot, not a news outfit I’d heard of. Wikipedia has this to say, for what it’s worth:

Middle East Eye (MEE) is a United Kingdom-based media website and channel that primarily focuses on news related to the Middle East, North Africa, and the broader Muslim world. Though the organisation denies it and will not disclose its funding sources, it is widely believed that the organisation is funded by the government of Qatar.