A century of promises: Iraq’s water diplomacy with Turkiye and Iran

Shafaq News When Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Baghdad in April 2024, the two leaders announced a ten-year water framework agreement hailed as a... Read more »

Until victory

The land of possibilities If Israelis had heard how the President of the United States spoke about the hostages, it’s doubtful that he would have received such thunderous cheers at Hostages’ Square... Read more »

Baghdad drowning in waste: A growing environmental and economic crisis

Shafaq News Every day, Baghdad wakes up under a blanket of its own waste. Streets and alleys are buried beneath mountains of trash, turning the city into a living symbol of neglect.... Read more »

Trump Gaza plan on verge of collapse, warns Saudi Arabia and UAE

Due to what they describe as the mediators’ leniency regarding Hamas’ refusal to disarm, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain have issued warnings that the effort to end the war... Read more »

Kinship over Policy: Iraqi Tribes Shape November Vote

Shafaq News In Iraq’s intricate political landscape—still defined by sectarian, ethnic, and regional divides—one institution continues to steer the nation’s course: the tribe. As Iraq heads toward the November 11, 2025, parliamentary... Read more »

‘To the gas chamber’: Young Republicans members exposed for antisemitic, racist chat

Prominent members of the Young Republicans, a US political organization, trafficked in antisemitism and racism in a private group chat, Politico reported on Tuesday. The leaked chat shows group members joking about... Read more »

Yemen Houthis: Chief of Staff killed in Sanaa

2025-10-16T14:29:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Sanaa (Updated at 18:06) Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah) confirmed on Thursday the death of its Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammed... Read more »

Trump authorizes CIA ops against Venezuelan ‘narcoterrorists’

Wednesday’s acknowledgment by President Donald Trump that his administration authorized Central Intelligence Agency covert operations in Venezuela marked a significant escalation against Nicolás Maduro’s government, with the Venezuelan leader condemning what he... Read more »

In exchange for food, I was told to convert to Islam

Tami Braslavski, mother of captivity survivor Rom Braslavski, revealed to the media at Sheba Hospital, where he is being treated, testimonies about the horrors her son experienced in Hamas captivity. According to... Read more »

Failure or feat? A bold assessment of PM Al-Sudani’s tenure

Shafaq News Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani approaches Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary elections carrying both credit and criticism. Nearly three years into his tenure, he has brought a measure of stability and... Read more »