Sa’ar calls for world’s attention on hostages ahead of UN security council session

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday urged the world to bring attention to the hostages held in Gaza before heading to a United Nations Security Council session on the issue, saying, “It... Read more »

Israel orders emergency killing of 200 starving crocodiles

In an extraordinarily unusual move, following years in which a historic crocodile farm in the Jordan Valley operated without oversight and without feeding, as the crocodiles became cannibalist and began consuming one... Read more »

Athens mayor tussles with Israeli envoy over antisemitic graffiti in Greek capital

ATHENS, Greece — The mayor of Athens became embroiled in a war of words Sunday with the Israeli ambassador to Greece who accused city authorities of not doing enough to clean up... Read more »

Humanitarian crisis deepens in Suwayda, ongoing blockade

2025-08-03T13:21:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Suwayda The humanitarian situation in Suwayda, southern Syria, continues to deteriorate under a blockade imposed by forces affiliated with the transitional... Read more »

Turkiye’s cautious gamble: PKK disarmament and the regional chessboard

Shafaq News An emerging Turkish initiative to demilitarize the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun taking shape with a mix of symbolic gestures and deliberate caution. On July 11, a ceremonial handover... Read more »

‘A shell of himself,’ ‘This is starvation’: Ex-hostage, leaders appalled by captive’s video

Former hostages and Israeli leaders reacted with shock and outrage Saturday night to new footage issued by terror groups of emaciated Israeli captives held in Gaza’s tunnels, as politicians accused Hamas of... Read more »

Cash culture dominates Iraq, reform efforts stall

2025-08-02T18:18:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Officials estimated on Saturday that nearly 92 percent of Iraq’s cash remains outside the banking system, making it one of... Read more »

Israelis lament, and cling to, societal divides on a holiday mourning ancient disunity

JTA — Two days before Tisha B’Av, the Israeli scholar Tomer Persico warned that the country was facing another destruction of Jerusalem, this time of its “moral and religious core” brought on... Read more »

The Fine Print of Freedom: Iraq to amend Freedom of Expression and Peaceful Assembly Law

Shafaq News Iraq’s parliament is preparing to vote on a newly amended version of a draft law regulating public assembly and peaceful demonstration, a legislative move that continues to stir concerns among... Read more »

Journalist thought her Israeli freedom-fighter mother hid something big. She was right

As Marisa Fox was growing up in New York, her mother, Tamar, would take her to double features on the weekends. The movies were full of spies, femmes fatales, action, and intrigue.... Read more »