Ruins revealed by wildfire boost Galilean site’s claim as New Testament’s Bethsaida

On a sweltering Thursday afternoon last month, Prof. Mordechai Aviam of Kinneret College drove to el-Araj, an archaeological site on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, hauling buckets, tarps and... Read more »

Is Lebanon heading for another civil war?

Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem’s latest speech this week is an escalating signal from the terrorist organization of its readiness to threaten the state of Lebanon with civil war. This comes amid continuing... Read more »

US to deny visas to Palestinian officials to attend UN General Assembly

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks to members of the press outside the UN Security Council chamber at UN Headquarters in New York City, August 29, 2025. ANGELINA KATSANIS... Read more »

Qatar’s hidden human rights nightmare

Persecution of minorities, encouragement of IDF soldier kidnappings, support for terrorism, oppression of women, and a legal system that enables modern slavery – all this “goodness” and more can be found in... Read more »

Dollar heads for 2% monthly drop on fed cut bets

2025-08-29T07:43:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The dollar wobbled on Friday, poised for a 2% drop in August against major currencies on rising odds of the Federal Reserve... Read more »

IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza

Forces from the military and Shin Bet security service recovered the body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss in an operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday. His body... Read more »

The dark side of Iraqi social media: How anonymity and “tahsheesh” fuel violence

Shafaq News Negative comments have become one of the most visible—and corrosive—features of Iraq’s digital sphere. What once appeared as casual jesting, known locally as tahsheesh (banter), has expanded into a culture... Read more »

Snapback sanctions will hurt Iran’s economy, but won’t topple the regime

According to multiple reports from Paris, Berlin and London, the activation of the snapback mechanism to reimpose all sanctions lifted from Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal now appears almost inevitable. It... Read more »

Is something big about to happen?

Something is brewing It’s a shame Israelis aren’t hearing what senior Hamas officials have been saying in recent days. They might be more encouraged, even argue a little less. The terrorist organization... Read more »

Israel’s Smotrich calls for phased Gaza annexation if Hamas does not disarm

Hamas condemns far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks as ‘an official call to exterminate’ Palestinians. Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to annex the Gaza Strip if Hamas... Read more »