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 »
2025-07-26T10:51:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News In a high-stakes operation deep inside Syrian territory, US-led coalition forces, acting on intelligence from Iraqi counter-terrorism units, killed one of the... Read more »
French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would become the first Western member of the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state in September has caused diplomatic ructions from the... Read more »
1. The question of applying Israeli sovereignty across the entire Land of Israel has reemerged. As I write, calls to support it in a Knesset vote are being heard. Let it be... Read more »
2025-07-25T08:35:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The dollar inched off two-week lows on Friday, but kept on track for its biggest weekly drop in a month, as investors... Read more »