Shafaq News Iraq’s Sunni political arena is entering one of its most competitive phases ahead of the parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025. With the western and northern provinces in play, the... Read more »

Shafaq News Kirkuk — one of Iraq’s most diverse and contested provinces — is once again the focus of national and regional attention ahead of the November 11 parliamentary elections. Kurdish, Arab,... Read more »

Shafaq News In Tehran, the rhythm of daily life has returned, yet beneath the city’s hum lies an unmistakable tension. Streets are crowded, cafés are full, but conversations circle back to a... Read more »

2025-10-24T06:52:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The U.S. dollar edged higher on Friday, on course for a small weekly gain against major rivals as investors braced for delayed... Read more »

2025-10-23T07:02:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq is heading toward its November 11, 2025, parliamentary elections with a record number of women in the race — 2,248 candidates... Read more »

2025-10-22T13:22:26+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Idlib Syrian security forces stormed a camp in Harem, western Idlib, on Wednesday, targeting the Firqat al-Ghuraba (The Strangers’ Division) led... Read more »

Shafaq News – Erbil Renas H. Salim (pseudonym), a Yazidi teacher in Duhok, often reminds her pupils that “languages are bridges you can walk across,” a lesson vividly illustrated last Nowruz when... Read more »

Shafaq News – Baghdad Just twenty days before Iraq’s parliamentary elections, National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji landed in Tehran leading a high-ranking delegation on a visit that combined diplomacy, security coordination, and... Read more »

Over 130 countries across the world have placed limits on international and foreign-funded NGOs, as donor fatigue and shifting geopolitical priorities take hold, global funding is reallocated with INGOs and major UN... Read more »