Shafaq News For nearly two millennia, Iraq’s Christians have been a thread in Mesopotamia’s history. From the monasteries of Nineveh to the churches of Baghdad and the mountain villages of the north,... Read more »
By John Lee. The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched the Credit Guarantee Fund to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Iraq. The scheme is a partnership with the Ministry of... Read more »
2025-10-08T21:33:21+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on October 8, 2025. – Kidnapped Farmer Released... Read more »
2025-10-08T06:04:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On a humid afternoon in the Iraqi capital, Abeer stopped at a street vendor to buy a small bottle of... Read more »
2025-10-07T22:10:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The run-up to Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary elections reveals a striking shift in political participation, as figures from entertainment and social media... Read more »
Shafaq News Artificial intelligence (AI), celebrated worldwide as a driver of innovation, is increasingly being turned into a weapon of abuse. Across Iraq, women have reported being targeted by fabricated videos, cloned... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq will hold its next parliamentary elections on Monday, 11 November 2025, under the supervision of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC). The race is highly competitive, with 31 coalitions,... Read more »
Shafaq News – Zurich The 21st Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) concluded in Switzerland with Father by Tereza Nvotová (Czech Republic/Poland/Slovakia) winning the Golden Eye Award in the Feature Film Competition. The closing... Read more »
2025-10-06T20:18:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News In the parched plains of southern Iraq, the riverbeds are cracking. Once the lifeline of villages and marshlands, the waters of the... Read more »
Shafaq News For centuries, the Kakai community—part of the broader Yarsani tradition—has quietly safeguarded one of Iraq’s oldest faiths. Shaped by ancient Kurdish spirituality and infused with mystical interpretations of Islam, the... Read more »