Kindergarten costs devour Iraqi household salaries – Shafaq News

2026-07-04T22:22:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad Kindergarten costs in Baghdad are consuming an increasing share of household incomes, with some families now paying more than 600,000 dinars... Read more »

World Cup 2026 June 20 preview: Brazil seek first win – Shafaq News

2026-06-19T13:50:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Five World Cup matches fall on Saturday’s Baghdad schedule, with Scotland facing Morocco at 01:00, Brazil meeting Haiti at 03:30, Turkiye playing... Read more »

Czech Republic returns to Iraq: The Brno gun memory – Shafaq News

Shafaq News When the Czech Ambassador to Baghdad, Jan Snaidauf, spoke about Iraq, he didn’t begin with oil or trade, but rather with an old weapon that remains etched in the Iraqi... Read more »

US, Iran sign remote memorandum to end war – Shafaq News

2026-06-17T22:26:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Washington US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding remotely on Wednesday to end hostilities and... Read more »

40-GW electricity gap forces Iraq to back private generators – Shafaq News

2026-06-17T06:30:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad A power gap of nearly 40,000 megawatts is forcing Iraq to lean more heavily on private generators this summer, with demand... Read more »

World Cup June 17 preview: Iraq finally come back – Shafaq News

Shafaq News Five matches shape Wednesday’s World Cup schedule in Baghdad time, starting with Iraq’s opener against Norway at 01:00 and ending with England’s heavyweight Group L match against Croatia at 23:00.... Read more »

Muharram in Iraq: New year becomes a season of mourning – Shafaq News

Shafaq News- Baghdad For much of the world, a new year carries connotations of celebration and renewal. In Iraq, the opening of the Islamic Hijri New Year, marked by the arrival of... Read more »

Iran, Belgium, Uruguay held in opening World Cup 2026 matches – Shafaq News

Shafaq News New Zealand, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia all took points from higher-profile opponents on a lively World Cup night, as Groups G and H opened with draws instead of early control... Read more »

FIFA under fire over World Cup water breaks – Shafaq News

2026-06-15T20:07:11+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News FIFA’s mandatory hydration breaks have become one of the first major controversies of the 2026 World Cup, with a player-welfare measure now... Read more »

US-Iran ceasefire deal leaves Lebanon without guarantees – Shafaq News

Shafaq News Lebanon did not negotiate the agreement that now governs its fate. On June 14, the United States and Iran announced separate statements —Trump posting on Truth Social, Iran’s Supreme National... Read more »