Iraq Parliament examines Victims Compensation Law amendment to prevent “misuse”

2026-02-15T09:15:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Parliament is reviewing the third amendment to Law No. 20 of 2009 on Compensation of Victims of War Operations, Military... Read more »

Crew headed by Jewish American Jessica Meir arrives at International Space Station

WASHINGTON, United States — Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical... Read more »

Two men shot and killed hours apart amid scourge of violent crime in Arab community

Two men were shot dead in two separate incidents on Saturday, as violent crime continues to roil Arab Israeli society. Following a shooting in Nazareth on Saturday afternoon, paramedics found a young... Read more »

Israel marks history but no major wins in first week at 2026 Winter Olympics

A week into the 2026 Winter Olympics, and Israel has made history at the Milano Cortina Games just by showing up, though it has yet to mark any major athletic achievements. On... Read more »

Nouri Al-Maliki’s new doctrine for power: Pragmatism over defiance?

Shafaq News On January 24, 2026, the Shiite Coordination Framework (CF), currently the largest bloc in Iraq’s parliament, named former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki as its nominee for the country’s next premier,... Read more »

Ex-hostage reveals she tried to kill herself in Gaza, says view of protests saved her

Former hostage Arbel Yehoud revealed in an interview broadcast Friday that she attempted to end her life several times while held captive by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza, but ultimately decided not to... Read more »

Regime change in Iran best thing that could happen

Trump signaled confidence that negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran would succeed, while making clear that Tehran would face serious consequences if they collapse. “I think the negotiations will succeed, and... Read more »

EBRD Launches Major SME Support Programme in Iraq

By John Lee. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched its SME finance and development programmes in Iraq, including the rollout of its flagship Star Venture initiative for high-potential startups.... Read more »

Nazi satire can be defiance. The ‘Drag Race’ Hitler Snatch Game wasn’t

On “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “Snatch Game” is the challenge fans wait for because it’s simple and brutal: contestants must improvise jokes while impersonating a character, answering prompts in rapid succession, hoping to... Read more »

Vanishing vows: Why Iraqi marriages now fail in months, not years

Shafaq News The marriage had barely begun when it ended. Just two hours after the contract was signed, a couple in Baghdad filed for divorce —a case social specialists regard as emblematic... Read more »