Qatar’s hidden human rights nightmare

Persecution of minorities, encouragement of IDF soldier kidnappings, support for terrorism, oppression of women, and a legal system that enables modern slavery – all this “goodness” and more can be found in... Read more »

Dollar heads for 2% monthly drop on fed cut bets

2025-08-29T07:43:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The dollar wobbled on Friday, poised for a 2% drop in August against major currencies on rising odds of the Federal Reserve... Read more »

IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza

Forces from the military and Shin Bet security service recovered the body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss in an operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday. His body... Read more »

The dark side of Iraqi social media: How anonymity and “tahsheesh” fuel violence

Shafaq News Negative comments have become one of the most visible—and corrosive—features of Iraq’s digital sphere. What once appeared as casual jesting, known locally as tahsheesh (banter), has expanded into a culture... Read more »

Snapback sanctions will hurt Iran’s economy, but won’t topple the regime

According to multiple reports from Paris, Berlin and London, the activation of the snapback mechanism to reimpose all sanctions lifted from Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal now appears almost inevitable. It... Read more »

Is something big about to happen?

Something is brewing It’s a shame Israelis aren’t hearing what senior Hamas officials have been saying in recent days. They might be more encouraged, even argue a little less. The terrorist organization... Read more »

Israel’s Smotrich calls for phased Gaza annexation if Hamas does not disarm

Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks as ‘an official call to exterminate’ Palestinians. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to annex the Gaza Strip if Hamas... Read more »

Dan Margalit, veteran political reporter and TV news host, dies at 87

Dan Margalit, a veteran Israeli journalist and TV news host, has died, his family announced Thursday. He passed away at age 87 after a months-long battle with cancer. The longtime reporter was... Read more »

UK party leader to boycott state dinner for Trump over Gaza war

A UK opposition party leader announced Wednesday that he will boycott a banquet thrown by King Charles during Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain next month over the US president’s stance on... Read more »

Gulf Keystone shares rise on Half-Year Results

By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) today announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2025. Shares were trading up more than four percent at lunchtime. Jon Harris (pictured),... Read more »