Islamic Day for Women: Iraqi leaders rally to protect women’s rights

2025-07-26T09:38:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad At the annual event marking the Islamic Day for Combating Violence Against Women, Iraq’s top leadership and the UN Mission... Read more »

US-Iraq raid: Top ISIS commander killed in Syria

2025-07-26T10:51:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News In a high-stakes operation deep inside Syrian territory, US-led coalition forces, acting on intelligence from Iraqi counter-terrorism units, killed one of the... Read more »

Greenback on track for weekly loss amid tariff tensions

2025-07-25T08:35:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The dollar inched off two-week lows on Friday, but kept on track for its biggest weekly drop in a month, as investors... Read more »

France’s recognition of Palestinian State: Israel condemns, Hamas welcomes

2025-07-24T21:24:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Middle East Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister sharply condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, calling... Read more »

UK under pressure to recognize Palestine amid European Shift

2025-07-24T23:11:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – London British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from senior members of his government and international partners to immediately... Read more »

Hellish Heat: Iraqi workers trapped in a climate-labor crisis

Shafaq News As temperatures in Iraq routinely soar above 50°C during the summer months, a silent humanitarian crisis is playing out in the country’s bakeries, fish markets, and traditional kitchens. Far from... Read more »

Iraq pushes PMF Law forward despite US warnings of Iranian influence

Shafaq News As the Iraqi Parliament advances legislation to formalize the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) as an independent security institution, tensions with the United States are escalating. Washington warns the bill could... Read more »

IHEC’s ink decision reopens wounds in Iraq’s electoral trust

2025-07-23T14:31:25+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The Independent High Electoral Commission’s (IHEC) decision to abolish the use of indelible ink in Iraq’s upcoming November 2025 elections has ignited... Read more »

International warnings hit Baghdad: Money, oil, mismanagement

2025-07-23T19:16:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq continues to rely heavily on oil revenues to finance its federal budget, a strategy that international organizations and economic experts say... Read more »

Pregnant journalist killed in Gaza as media cries foul against Israel

2025-07-23T10:52:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Gaza Palestinian journalist Walaa al-Jaabari was killed alongside her husband, five of their children, and her unborn child, in an Israeli... Read more »