Iraq: A soft target in the Middle East’s cyber battlefield

Shafaq News The Iraqi National Cybersecurity Center on Saturday denied reports of widespread cyberattacks on government platforms, insisting that only a limited number of institutions were affected without any disruption to essential... Read more »

Netanyahu has jeopardized relations with the US

Paraphrasing the legendary line by the 19th-century strategic thinker Carl von Clausewitz, who argued that war should be the continuation of policy by other means, one could likewise say that a political... Read more »

New York governor endorses Mamdani for mayor, saying they discussed antisemitism

NEW YORK — New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Sunday endorsed the US state’s Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for mayor, in a major boost for the harsh Israel critic’s campaign. Hochul is a... Read more »

What awaits Israel in Gaza City?

Seven hundred and ten days into the war, 48 hostages are still in Gaza, and the path to their release, to defeating the Hamas terrorist organization, and to ending the war runs... Read more »

Iraq’s psychological wounds: A generation scarred by conflict

Shafaq News N.S. (pseudonym) was still a teenager when sectarian violence tore through Iraq in the mid-2000s. She stood frozen as her father was shot dead, the sound of her mother and... Read more »

More than 10,000 IDF soldiers have been treated for mental health issues since Oct. 7

The Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department said on Sunday that it has treated some 20,000 wounded soldiers since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, more than half of whom are... Read more »

Under the shadow of Turkish drones in Sudan, a silent crisis echoes

The latest United Nations reports reveal that the use of foreign weapons in Sudan’s civil war has made the conflict even more complicated. These reports highlight in particular the presence of Turkish-made... Read more »

The Abraham Accords prove that a pragmatic approach delivers results

What are the chances that Israel’s peace agreements with Arab states can withstand an intense multi-front war that brings tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, hundreds of thousands wounded and displaced, and... Read more »

‘Israel is jeopardizing its national security’

Within the IDF’s top ranks, there is widespread opposition to the next stage of Operation Gideon’s Chariots in Gaza, which is expected to begin soon. Senior Israeli officials warned that following the... Read more »

Leaks and smear politics: Iraq’s elections under the shadow of distrust

Shafaq News Iraq heads toward its parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, with campaigns defined more by attacks on opponents rather than by policy proposals. Across Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish camps, rivals... Read more »