Feeling sick? You might work out too much

You finally convinced yourselves to get off the couch and work out – you exert yourselves throughout the entire session, never giving up as the trainer observes your every move, and finally... Read more »

In Damascus’ abandoned Jewish Quarter, final 5 Jews want to flee as expats yearn to return

DAMASCUS, Syria (JTA) — “This was a Jewish home, and so was that. These were all Jewish homes,” Badriyah Mousa Shatah said as she walked through Damascus’s historic Jewish Quarter, or the... Read more »

A broader conflict in the region: Analysts divided on timing but agree on danger

Shafaq News The Middle East appears to be entering what analysts describe as a “sensitive and dangerous stage” defined by large-scale escalation across multiple fronts. A growing number of experts warn that... Read more »

Satellite images reveal Israel builds new reactor at Dimona nuclear research center

Israel is expanding and upgrading the Negev Nuclear Research Center near Dimona, according to an in-depth AP report released Wednesday. The report said construction of a new, large building has intensified at... Read more »

IDF says it killed two Hezbollah-linked operatives in strikes on southern Lebanon

The Israeli military said Wednesday that the Air Force struck and killed two Hezbollah-linked operatives in southern Lebanon within the span of two hours. One of the men, identified as Al-Munim Musa... Read more »

Beyond Oil: Digital work is forging Iraq’s new economic identity

Shafaq News Iraq’s labor market is undergoing a quiet transformation—driven not by government initiatives or corporate investments, but by the individual choices of women, students, and young professionals. Across Baghdad and other... Read more »

Smotrich proposes annexing 82% of West Bank in bid to prevent Palestinian state

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for Israel to annex 82 percent of the West Bank, even as the United Arab Emirates warned that such a move would spell... Read more »

Syria’s first oil export in 14 years: Economic turning point or political test case?

2025-09-03T11:17:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Syria has exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil from Tartus, its first official shipment in 14 years, in a deal with... Read more »

Israel successfully launches Ofek 19 spy satellite, an ‘eye on our enemies’

The “Ofek 19” satellite successfully launched into space late Tuesday, and initial tests showed it was performing as planned, the Defense Ministry, in collaboration with the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Aerospace... Read more »

Macron slams ‘unacceptable’ US decision to bar PA officials from attending UN confab

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday decried the “unacceptable” US decision not to grant visas to Palestinian officials ahead of the United Nations General Assembly later this month, when France is set... Read more »