Fresh “sporadic clashes” broke out Friday between Iranian and US naval forces in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian state media, marking the latest flare-up despite a monthlong ceasefire between Washington... Read more »
( May 8, 2026 / JNS ) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to opt in to the Republican school-choice scholarship program, which is slated to go into effect on Jan. 1,... Read more »
2026-05-08T12:09:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Najaf Muqtada Al-Sadr, leader of the Patriotic Shiite Movement (PSM), called on Friday for all armed factions in Iraq to be integrated... Read more »
Mother’s Day has a way of sneaking up on us, but don’t panic: there’s still time to get something thoughtful. This last-minute Jewish Mother’s Day gift guide is full of picks that... Read more »
Shafaq News President Donald Trump launched a war to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and nine weeks later, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could not enter Iran to verify... Read more »
At the height of Operation Roaring Lion, as a ceasefire appeared to be on the horizon, speculation began to mount. As expected, Qatar and Oman were mentioned as possible mediators between Iran... Read more »
A severe dispute has erupted, and still persists, between the army and the Mossad over the ultimate goal of the war in Iran. The IDF views the removal of uranium from Iranian... Read more »
Welcome to Soulful Jewish Living: Mindful Practices for Every Day with me, Josh Feigelson. I’m grateful you’re here, and I hope you benefit from our time together. When I was 19 years... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq is facing its most severe electricity crisis in years as summer approaches, a convergence of war, sanctions, fiscal collapse, and decades of structural failure that has simultaneously stripped Baghdad... Read more »
BERLIN, Germany — Artist Gunter Demnig carefully placed a palm-sized Holocaust memorial brass plaque into the sidewalk on a busy street corner of Berlin. It said: “Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived... Read more »