Every year, my extended Persian-Jewish family gathers around beautiful, intricate Passover seder tables. Let’s be real: we can’t all fit at one table. Piles of Saran-wrapped scallions sit in the center, waiting... Read more »
The victory of the military option I do not recall a season in which so many of the brightest minds spent so much time philosophizing about the concept of victory. The days... Read more »
I’ve never been interested in camping. Call me a Jewish prince, but I’ve always preferred a proper bed and a closed bedroom door. While my friends packed tents and trekked down to... Read more »
2026-04-10T12:20:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Kirkuk Flocks of storks have reappeared in the skies of Kirkuk province after an absence of more than five decades, drawing widespread... Read more »
Iran. The debate began the moment the war ended. As always in our part of the world, it is being conducted politically, not professionally. Those who support Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared... Read more »
Shafaq News On a morning approximately ten days ago, parents in the Shoraw neighborhood of Kirkuk, a disputed oil-rich province in northern Iraq claimed by both the federal government in Baghdad and... Read more »
Relations between Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, and the White House have sunk to a new low since the outbreak of the Iran War, as the Trump administration wrapped its... Read more »
2026-04-10T13:19:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi political blocs intensified efforts on Friday to secure full attendance at tomorrow’s parliamentary session to elect a president, urging an... Read more »
The confusing results of the war against Iran will, from Israel’s perspective, ultimately be decided in Lebanon. As for the war in Iran, the fact that the US administration enlisted itself in... Read more »
( Apr. 9, 2026 / JNS ) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday night that the ceasefire agreed to by the United States and Iran the previous day was coordinated... Read more »