Shafaq News The understandings reached between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are entering a critical phase as interpretations of the March 10, 2025, agreement collide, and implementation remains... Read more »

Shafaq News The recent crypto market bust has left some investors more cautious, after hitting some of the hottest and most-hyped corners of the industry the hardest. It may also provide a... Read more »

2025-12-17T08:31:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The Iraqi government’s move to review salaries and allowances at the country’s three presidencies has sparked criticism from employees and legal observers,... Read more »

By John Lee. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Developmen (EBRD) has launched its first-ever investment in Iraq, providing a US$100 million trade finance facility to the National Bank of Iraq (NBI), the... Read more »

Shafaq News With the Federal Supreme Court ratifying the final results of Iraq’s sixth parliamentary elections, the country has formally crossed from the electoral phase into the far more consequential battle of... Read more »

(Photo: Hiwa Hussamadin/Rudaw) On December 9, torrential rain swept across parts of Iraqi Kurdistan. While the rainfall itself was a natural event, the disaster that followed was not. In the district of... Read more »

Shafaq News Kirkuk bears the weight of Iraq’s history, where the plains of Mesopotamia meet the foothills of Kurdistan. Known as “Iraq in miniature,” the province is home to Kurds, Arabs, Turkmen,... Read more »

2025-12-14T20:05:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Canberra (Updated at 00:19) Australia has recorded at least 14 antisemitic incidents since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza on... Read more »

Shafaq News International pressure intensifies, and calls grow louder to confine weapons to state authority. This renewed debate unfolding across the Middle East over the future of armed factions in Iraq, Lebanon,... Read more »