Kirkuk oil revival: Iraq unlocks key export valve

Shafaq News Iraq’s northern oil sector has entered a phase of relative stability after years of security and administrative disruptions. A source at the North Oil Company confirmed to Shafaq News that... Read more »

ISIS, al-Qaeda have evolved in last decade, still pose global threat, say analysts

PARIS, France (AFP) — A decade on from deadly attacks in Paris, the world’s two most notorious jihadist groups, Islamic State and al-Qaeda, have significantly evolved, and their branches still pose a... Read more »

Iraq’s 2025 Elections: Old lines, new margins

Shafaq News Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Wednesday released the final results of the 2025 parliamentary elections, following a delay that lasted nearly two hours. The results capped three days... Read more »

Netanyahu decries ‘slander’ of his wife and son by leading right-wing commentators

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a lengthy statement Wednesday evening pushing back on a wave of recent criticism of his wife, Sara, and son, Yair, by leading right-wing media commentators. The criticism... Read more »

As hostages return, Israelis demand probe of October 7 failures

Israelis wrestled with how to examine national failures as IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin was finally brought home to Israel after 11 years in Hamas captivity. At the same time, the IDF released... Read more »

Why do thousands of Jews flock to Hebron for Shabbat Chayei Sarah?

If you’ve been following along with the weekly Torah portions, you know that in recent weeks we’ve been reacquainted with Abraham — the man who left his homeland and his family, to... Read more »

Turkey’s Gaza plan could corner Israel on two fronts

Let’s start with a fact many likely missed: Ankara announced that it is recruiting 2,000 Turkish soldiers and training them as a Turkish brigade that will join the International Stabilization Force, slated... Read more »

UK Muslim commentator who hailed ‘victory’ of Oct. 7 agrees to voluntarily leave US

British political commentator Sami Hamdi is going to voluntarily leave the US after spending more than two weeks in immigration detention over what his supporters say was his criticism of Israel. The... Read more »

C130 Turkish air force plane crashes; 20 missing

A Turkish Air Force C130 military cargo plane crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border while traveling from Azerbaijan to Turkey with 20 personnel aboard, Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced on social media. “Our C130... Read more »

Israel Rafah Hamas test October 2025

The debate over the fate of Hamas terrorists trapped in tunnel networks under IDF-controlled territory in Rafah may seem like a minor incident amid the constant flow of events, but its outcome... Read more »