Dream deferred: Soaring costs drive Iraqi exodus from Turkiye

Shafaq News Hanine Jabbar packed her bags and took one last look at the street she had lived on in Turkiye before deciding to return to Iraq. Living quietly in Istanbul since... Read more »

Harnessing Our Own Bodies For Side Effect-Free Weight Loss

Two naturally occurring molecules could be the key to sustained weight management, offering an organic alternative to the so-called diet drugs that have become extremely popular worldwide.  Jerusalem-based Metabolize is using two... Read more »

Tracing the Intellectual Heritage of Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s Political Thought

(Photo: Al-Khoei Foundation) In a message last week conveyed through one of his representatives, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani called on Iraqis to remain steadfast in their national principles and maintain hope for... Read more »

TikTok’s antisemitism problem

At the close of his visit to Washington this week, Netanyahu declared: “Antisemitism is intensifying, first and foremost due to the organized, well-funded campaign of hate online. We will fight it just... Read more »

Imagining Najaf After Sistani: Continuity or Change for the Shia of Iraq?

(Grand Ayatollah Sistani leading Janazah prayer over Grand Ayatollah Khoei/Photo: Ijtihad Network) The conclusion of the papal conclave in Rome has raised questions about the process of succession in the Najaf seminary... Read more »

Israel’s Tech Response to a Multifront Conflict 

After a year and a half of war, Israel now faces an eighth strategic front.   In recent days, Israel carried out a preemptive strike on Iran to halt the advance of its... Read more »

Iraq faces fractured path to reintegration of al-Hol families

Shafaq News – Saladin/Nineveh Iraq’s attempt to reintegrate families returning from Syria’s notorious al-Hol displacement camp has triggered deep societal unease, rekindling old wounds and exposing unresolved tribal feuds. While the government... Read more »

The Knowledge Economy: Ideas, Talent, and Innovation

Today, more than ever, we live in an economy powered by ideas, expertise, and data. The term knowledge economy is central to understanding how global markets evolve. While the industrial economy was... Read more »

Arab League Summit in Iraq Falls Short

Last week Iraq hosted the Arab League Summit for the fourth time in its history. The last time Iraq hosted the summit was in 2012, when the new Iraq was attempting to... Read more »

Israel Sending 20 Green Tech Firms To UN Climate Conference

The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has announced the 20 Israeli climate tech companies that will be featured at the United Nations COP29 Climate Conference set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan in... Read more »