Iranian strike exposes critical infrastructure vulnerabilities across Israel

The Iranian missile that struck Israel during Operation Rising Lion delivered a harsh lesson about the vulnerability of national infrastructure facilities scattered across the country. The June 16 pre-dawn attack on the... Read more »

Europe joins Zelenskyy in Washington to shape Ukraine’s future

2025-08-18T22:28:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington US President Donald Trump met on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven senior European leaders at the White... Read more »

Hamas accepts Arab-mediated 60-day ceasefire proposal

In a video issued by his office, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “I, like you, hear the reports in the media, and from them you can get one impression – Hamas is... Read more »

Hamas says it agrees to latest ceasefire proposal as mediators scramble for deal

Hamas on Monday informed mediators that it accepted the ceasefire-hostage release deal proposal that was submitted to the group a day earlier, which sources said involves a 60-day pause and the release... Read more »

Captagon Empire: How Syria fuels a $2B regional drug trade

Shafaq News Syria has emerged as the epicenter of the Middle East’s booming captagon trade, serving both as a production hub and a transit corridor feeding a narcotics market estimated at more... Read more »

Will Iran’s water crisis be the straw that breaks the regime

When the Persian proverb “The ladle has hit the bottom of the pot” is used, it means the situation is calamitous, with no solution or hope for change. This was the precise... Read more »

EXPLAINER: From the fight against ISIS to US withdrawal talks

2025-08-18T10:43:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News More than a decade after the US-led Global Coalition was formed to defeat ISIS, Iraq is entering a decisive phase. The 2022... Read more »

Settlement construction drops to levels not seen since Obama building freeze

Construction in Judea and Samaria has plunged to levels not seen since the Obama administration’s building freeze, despite Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s unprecedented approval of tens of thousands of housing units and... Read more »

Iraqi Banking reform: Between necessary change and crippling conditions

2025-08-17T14:03:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s banking sector is facing one of its most critical junctures in years as the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) rolls out... Read more »

European soccer chooses sides; will Israel be kicked out?

The “Stop Killing Children” banner at the Super Cup match between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham stunned Israeli soccer officials with its brazen severity. As Israel Hayom reported earlier this month, the hostile... Read more »