On March 2, following the end of the first phase of the hostage release deal and a temporary ceasefire, the Israeli government ordered a halt to humanitarian aid entering Gaza. Since then,... Read more »
Until the end of last year, then US President Joe Biden and his administration were in office, and they placed numerous obstacles in Israel’s path to concluding the war in Gaza and... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq is entering an era of dangerous heat extremes, with summer temperatures regularly soaring beyond 50°C. While global climate change is a major factor, experts increasingly point to the environmental... Read more »
Four days after more than 50 Jewish summer camp participants from France were forcibly removed from an airplane at an airport in Spain, it is still not clear exactly what happened, as... Read more »
As of this writing, Israel has recalled its negotiating team from Qatar “for consultations” after receiving Hamas’s latest response to the updated compromise proposal. This reply came after considerable foot-dragging, tougher demands,... Read more »
Saudi officials has welcomed Macron’s announcement to recognize a Palestinian state, but France appears unlikely to bring along key European powers such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. Starmer has so... Read more »
Shafaq News Beneath the domed chamber of Iraq’s parliament, 329 legislators convene in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. Most receive an average of 1.296 billion Iraqi dinars—over $980,000—across a single four-year term, covering... Read more »
Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Israel on Saturday night to take part in the weekly protests to call for the return of the hostages held by Palestinian... Read more »
2025-07-26T09:38:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad At the annual event marking the Islamic Day for Combating Violence Against Women, Iraq’s top leadership and the UN Mission... Read more »
Law enforcement on Saturday arrested a man suspected of carrying out a car-ramming attack in central Israel last week that wounded eight IDF soldiers, police said. Police said the suspect, named earlier... Read more »