Iraq’s customs shock: Soaring car prices & public outcry

2025-08-22T18:39:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News A recent 50% hike in customs fees on certain vehicles and goods has stirred widespread concern and debate in Iraq, as traders,... Read more »

Netanyahu’s message is clear

While the Diplomatic-Security Cabinet convened yesterday for more than four hours to approve plans for conquering Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement that sources suggest the meeting participants had... Read more »

The US exits Iraq: A withdrawal heralds a sovereign future

Shafaq News The ongoing pullout of US-led Global Coalition forces from Iraq signals a decisive shift in Washington’s military presence and the shape of future ties with Baghdad. The transition marks a... Read more »

Israel destroys IPC report declaring Gaza famine

The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Maj. Gen. Rassan Alyan, published a sharp response report on Friday to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) organization’s food security index report... Read more »

Israel vows to escalate Gaza war as shelling kills 12 Palestinians

2025-08-22T07:26:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Gaza / West Bank (Updated at 12:49) Israeli leaders pledged to intensify military action in Gaza on Friday, hours after artillery... Read more »

Egypt unveils 2,000-year old ruins carefully extracted from waters off Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Egypt on Thursday unveiled parts of a sunken city submerged beneath waters off the coast of Alexandria, revealing buildings, artifacts and an ancient dock, all dating back over 2,000... Read more »

Arresting Lahur Jangi in Al-Sulaymaniyah: WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

2025-08-22T06:06:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Al-Sulaymaniyah The city of Al-Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan witnessed heavy clashes on Thursday night and Friday morning after security forces moved... Read more »

Fatah surrenders some weapons to Lebanon; US said to ask Israel to limit Hezbollah strikes

Lebanon said that some Palestinian factions began handing over weapons held in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Beirut to the Lebanese army Thursday, an initial step in implementing a plan... Read more »

Netanyahu says Gaza City takeover inevitable regardless of Hamas stance

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Sky News Australia‘s Sharri Markson that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s decision to recognize Palestine was a “sign of weakness” and a key factor in straining ties between... Read more »

Crisis talks in US after Iran refuses inspectors for nuclear program

Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are scheduled to meet with US counterparts in Washington next week amid mounting alarm over the agency’s inability to confirm the fate of Iran’s... Read more »