Hamas says it agrees to latest ceasefire proposal as mediators scramble for deal

Hamas on Monday informed mediators that it accepted the ceasefire-hostage release deal proposal that was submitted to the group a day earlier, which sources said involves a 60-day pause and the release... Read more »

Captagon Empire: How Syria fuels a $2B regional drug trade

Shafaq News Syria has emerged as the epicenter of the Middle East’s booming captagon trade, serving both as a production hub and a transit corridor feeding a narcotics market estimated at more... Read more »

Will Iran’s water crisis be the straw that breaks the regime

When the Persian proverb “The ladle has hit the bottom of the pot” is used, it means the situation is calamitous, with no solution or hope for change. This was the precise... Read more »

EXPLAINER: From the fight against ISIS to US withdrawal talks

2025-08-18T10:43:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News More than a decade after the US-led Global Coalition was formed to defeat ISIS, Iraq is entering a decisive phase. The 2022... Read more »

Settlement construction drops to levels not seen since Obama building freeze

Construction in Judea and Samaria has plunged to levels not seen since the Obama administration’s building freeze, despite Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s unprecedented approval of tens of thousands of housing units and... Read more »

Iraqi Banking reform: Between necessary change and crippling conditions

2025-08-17T14:03:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s banking sector is facing one of its most critical junctures in years as the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) rolls out... Read more »

European soccer chooses sides; will Israel be kicked out?

The “Stop Killing Children” banner at the Super Cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham stunned Israeli soccer officials with its brazen severity. As Israel Hayom reported earlier this month, the hostile... Read more »

Jiyad: Turkey Ends ITPA – Blackmail or Preservation of Iraqi Sovereign Rights

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey Ends ITPA- Submission to Blackmail or Preservation of... Read more »

What Israel can do to get the hostages out – without going into Gaza City

After nearly two years of Israel Defense Forces operations that destroyed most of Hamas’ infrastructure, eliminated thousands of its terrorists, and devastated much of Gaza’s urban landscape, IDF soldiers stand at a... Read more »

Iraq Stock Market Report | Iraq Business News

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 14th Aug 2025. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX... Read more »