15 years after deadly Carmel blaze, state still ‘underfunding wildfire protection’

On the 15th anniversary of Israel’s deadliest wildfire, state funds are still being held up to create firebreaks, ensure sufficient firefighting water supplies and adequately staff the Fire and Rescue Services, a... Read more »

Iraq’s oil pivot: Balancing Beijing’s muscle and Washington’s comeback

2025-12-02T23:12:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s reliance on foreign operators to sustain its oil industry is deepening, with Chinese companies now entrenched across many of the country’s... Read more »

Hillary Clinton says ‘Israel Has the worst PR’

Speaking at the Israel Hayom Summit in New York on Tuesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a stark warning regarding the information war surrounding the Middle East, asserting that while... Read more »

Commercial transaction: Experts reject Iraq-Turkiye water agreement

Shafaq News Iraq’s water crisis is intensifying, pushing the nation to the edge of severe scarcity with few solutions in sight. A sharp decline in river flows from neighboring countries, combined with... Read more »

Freed hostages to speak together for the first time at the Israel Hayom summit in New York

Childhood friends Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa Dalal, who were kidnapped together from the Nova music festival on October 7, will speak publicly today for the first time at the Israel Hayom... Read more »

Stateless at Home — The forgotten fate of Iraq’s Feyli Kurds

Shafaq News In eastern Baghdad, a 64-year-old woman lives in plain sight — yet remains invisible. Born and raised in Iraq, she has no identity card, no ration card, no property documents.... Read more »

Why is Netanyahu requesting a presidential pardon?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially requested a preemptive pardon from Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday to end the ongoing trial in which he is a suspect. In a letter to Herzog,... Read more »

Progress and perils: Iraq continues Al-Hol returns

Shafaq News The morning began under a veil of dust along the edge of al-Hol camp, north-eastern Syria. From there, buses lined up quietly, taking on board 858 Iraqis who would soon... Read more »

Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza

Egypt and the European Union are preparing to expand training of Palestinian police for deployment in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for the Strip, two diplomats and a... Read more »

Weekly hostage support rallies in Tel Aviv to end, family of slain captive says

The family of Ran Gvili, one of the two remaining deceased hostages held in Gaza, said Monday that the weekly Saturday night support rallies that have been held for two years at... Read more »