Iraq security sweep: ISIS operative captured, terror plot foiled

2025-08-06T21:37:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on August 6, 2025. – Café Closed Over... Read more »

Gaza photographer exposed as Hamas propagandist, German investigation found

As photos of hungry Palestinian children holding empty pots sparked mass protests condemning Israel for Gaza starvation and influenced international politics worldwide, a German investigation by Süddeutsche Zeitung reveals these powerful images... Read more »

Iraq’s water crisis deepens: Reserves collapse, mismanagement continues

Shafaq News Iraq is spiraling deeper into a water crisis as climate extremes, state mismanagement, and declining river inflows from upstream neighbors threaten to push the country toward environmental and humanitarian breakdown.... Read more »

IDF Chief warns Hamas holds advantage, full Gaza conquest endangers hostages

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir is expected to deliver a stark warning to the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet on Thursday, arguing against a full-scale conquest of the Gaza Strip. Zamir reportedly... Read more »

Netanyahu’s Gaza plan widens Israeli rift

2025-08-06T08:40:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to pursue the “full occupation of the Gaza Strip” triggered political and military divisions... Read more »

US asked Israel to probe death of Palestinian-American in Silwad, State Dept. says

The US has asked Israel to investigate the death of a Palestinian-American who reportedly succumbed to complications from smoke inhalation after trying to put out a fire set by Israeli settlers in... Read more »

How much would conquering Gaza cost Israel?

So how much will it cost? Attempts to clarify the expected financial burden on Israel by asserting sovereignty over the Gaza Strip have yielded unclear and inconsistent answers, even from officials involved... Read more »

Iran interference and Trump’s conditional support

Every successful military campaign requires an accompanying political effort to harvest battlefield victories into lasting strategic gains. Israel and Iran are locked in a battle of titans, where Iran, despite suffering defeats... Read more »

Iraq’s vague Protest Law: A tool for control or a framework for rights?

Shafaq News Iraq’s parliament has reignited fierce public and political debate after reactivating a contentious draft law regulating peaceful protest and public assembly. The reintroduction of the proposal—formerly stalled since 2023—comes amid... Read more »

Why did Iran’s nuclear experts go on secret mission to Russia?

clandestine Iranian delegation with direct ties to Tehran’s disbanded nuclear weapons program traveled to Moscow in August 2024, visiting Russian research facilities and requesting tritium – a radioactive material that nuclear proliferation... Read more »