Discover Iraq: Al-Sulaymaniyah, a haven for thinkers, artists, and activists

Shafaq News Framed by the silhouettes of the Azmar and Goizha mountains, Al-Sulaymaniyah, known to its people as Slemani, rises not only as a geographic centerpiece of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,... Read more »

This is how Hezbollah’s chief of staff was eliminated

The Israeli Air Force on Sunday carried out a precision strike in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut, killing Haytham ‘Ali Tabataba’i, Hezbollah’s chief of staff and the No. 2 figure in the... Read more »

Tehran alleges Israel and US attempted to target Khamenei to destabilize Iran

Iran’s intelligence ministry has claimed there were attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilize the Islamic Republic. The country’s ISNA... Read more »

“The Sunni Framework”: A bloc’s bid to regain a leading position in Iraq

2025-11-23T13:53:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The final parliamentary election results have pushed Iraq’s Sunni political forces into a decisive moment. After years of fragmentation, the leading Sunni... Read more »

UK police used untrue claims about Israeli fans to justify soccer game ban – report

British police used false information to justify a ban on Israeli fans attending a game in Birmingham earlier this month, Dutch law enforcement told London’s Sunday Times newspaper. The Aston Villa soccer... Read more »

BBC employees expose anti-Israel lies

The world recently received an illuminating lesson from US President Donald Trump on properly handling the abuse of journalistic power. His decision to sue the BBC for massive sums over the intentional “cooking”... Read more »

BEIT Project Addresses Iraq’s Housing and Employment Challenges

From the United Nations (Iraq): The BEIT Project Integrates Policy, Legal Frameworks, and Practical Solutions to Address Iraq’s Housing and Employment Challenges The Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation (BEIT) towards Decent Work... Read more »

Global crypto market sheds $1 trillion as Bitcoin retreats from record highs

Shafaq News Bitcoin’s rally above $126,000 in early October has reversed sharply, with more than $1 trillion in market value wiped from digital assets over the past six weeks, according to data... Read more »

In UK media merger, Daily Mail owner signs $654M deal to buy The Telegraph

The owner of The Daily Mail, a leading UK tabloid, struck a £500 million ($654 million) deal with US-UAE consortium RedBird IMI for the purchase of The Daily Telegraph newspaper, The Daily... Read more »

What is Sigd: The Ethiopian Jewish holiday for all of us

I grew up at a time when Ethiopian Jewry was prominent in the minds of Jews around the world. In fact, one of my earliest educational memories involves Ethiopian Jewry. A four... Read more »