France probes suspected terror threat linked to 2015 Paris attacker

PARIS — France’s anti-terror unit said Saturday three people were in custody as part of an investigation into a suspected terror threat linked to Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving perpetrator of the... Read more »

The biometric bribe: Card trafficking undermines Iraqi democracy

Shafaq News Iraq prepares for its parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, and the promise of democracy faces its toughest test — not inside parliament halls, but in the alleys where desperation... Read more »

US sidelining Israel on decision-making at Gaza ceasefire HQ, official says

Israel is playing a secondary role to the US at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, where the Gaza ceasefire is being monitored by at least a dozen nations, an... Read more »

Inside Iraq’s Special Vote: Forces, camps, and credibility ahead of the ballot

Shafaq News – Baghdad With Iraq’s parliamentary elections only days away, preparations are in full swing for the special vote on Sunday, November 9, 2025 — a crucial early test involving more... Read more »

Hostage mom Sylvia Cunio says ‘unreal joy’ to have her sons home, but won’t return to Nir Oz

Caught between broad smiles and sudden tears, former hostage mother Sylvia Cunio sat in her Kiryat Gat kitchen, describing the “unreal joy” of having her two sons, released hostages David and Ariel... Read more »

How Gefilteria’s Jeremy Yoskowitz is keeping Jewish food alive

For many Jews, the words “gefilte fish” conjure two things: the Passover seder or the beloved children’s book, “The Carp in the Bathtub.”  In many homes, the ground-fish delicacy is treated as... Read more »

Food carts revolutionize Baghdad’s dining

2025-11-07T19:34:14+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad (Updated on November 8 at 1:10) Food carts have become a familiar feature across Baghdad and several other Iraqi cities,... Read more »

Iraq’s voter turnout: From post-war enthusiasm to political fatigue

Shafaq News Two decades after Iraq’s first democratic elections, the ballot box no longer carries the same promise it once did. What began in 2005 as an emblem of national renewal has,... Read more »

How radical Islam is transforming Belgium into next Lebanon

“The awareness awakened gradually, starting from the end of my adolescence. The speeches of people from the ‘Islamic Salvation Front’ in Algeria, heard in some mosques and among families, heralded what was... Read more »

Arab bus drivers face unfettered violence in Jerusalem, with 12 attacks in a week

Transit officials are reporting a spike in racist violence against Arab bus drivers in Jerusalem, with at least a dozen attacks in the past week alone. The trend has intensified this year,... Read more »