Police forcefully arrest man standing near right-wing protest without clear cause

Police forcefully detained a man Saturday night seemingly for no reason, after he silently stood in front of right-wing protesters holding a small demonstration in Tel Aviv. It is unclear what action... Read more »

Boy, 15, shot to death in northern town, reportedly by accident

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death Wednesday evening in the northern town of Kafr Yasif, as the wave of violent crime plaguing Israel’s Arab communities continues. Hebrew media identified the boy... Read more »

Why do Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday feel so Jewish?

Thanksgiving has been part of American Jewish life almost since the country’s founding. When George Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving in 1789, New York’s Congregation Shearith Israel — the oldest Jewish... Read more »

Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis

2025-11-26T16:09:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal... Read more »

Hong Kong Fire Kills 13 in Tai Po High-Rise Complex

A blaze that extended across several high-rise apartments in a Hong Kong housing complex resulted in at least 13 deaths, CNN reported. Fire services confirmed the toll, adding that other persons are... Read more »

Iraq between music, traditions, and law: Who sets the rhythm of public life?

Shafaq News On Basra’s waterfront, the billboards for singer Mohammed Abdel-Jabbar’s cancelled concert still hung over a space where a stage was meant to rise. The organizing company withdrew after receiving threats,... Read more »

Diplomacy and pressure: Washington, Tehran lock horns over Iraq future

Shafaq News Iraq’s new government is taking shape under a heavy shadow: Washington and Tehran are both watching, both pulling, both asserting influence—despite public claims of friendship and respect for Iraq’s independence.... Read more »

How Seth Rudetsky became Broadway’s loudest Jewish voice after October 7

No matter what time of day or night, whether there is a show in production or not, there is a tradition that, in every theater, one light must remain lit. It is... Read more »

The untold story of hostage Shlomo Mansour, killed on October 7

At a conference held at Bar-Ilan University, marking the national day commemorating the departure and expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran, a day created to restore to the public sphere... Read more »

Can a Kurdish framework emerge? Iraq’s new political alignments test the Kurdish house

Shafaq News Iraq’s political landscape is undergoing a deep restructuring following the recent elections, as major components move to consolidate their positions ahead of government formation. After the Shiite Coordination Framework reaffirmed... Read more »