In April this year, a year and a half after Hamas’ October 7 massacre, a multinational air drill took place in Middle Eastern skies, an exercise whose execution required a significant degree... Read more »
Nearly two months have passed since the outbreak of the war between Iran and Israel. Negotiations for a new nuclear deal are still stagnating, after Iranian insistence led to a deadlock and... Read more »
Shafaq News With the parliamentary elections scheduled for next November, scenes of political disagreement and tension are once again emerging in Iraq—both among rival political forces and within individual alliances. These disputes... Read more »
Collin Gutman, Managing Partner at SaaS Ventures, has spent the past decade backing U.S.-based SaaS and cybersecurity startups. But over the last few years, his path and perspective shifted. A move from... Read more »
Shafaq News – Baghdad A new security memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iraq and Iran has reignited debate over sovereignty, parliamentary oversight, and Iraq’s vulnerability to regional rivalries. Signed on Tuesday under... Read more »
A UN-linked group assessing food security in Gaza recently modified a critical metric, enabling an easier famine declaration in the Hamas-controlled region, according to Washington Free Beacon. The Integrated Food Security Phase... Read more »
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Wednesday that over the years, the Israel Defense Forces “systematically” abandoned its commitment to “victory,” saying some former senior military officials had caved to global pressure and... Read more »
Will the world’s newest nation become home to Gaza’s displaced population? The Associated Press reported Tuesday on ongoing discussions between Israel and South Sudan about Palestinian refugees potentially relocating to the African... Read more »
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced this week that it had canceled its invitation to screen a documentary about the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, due to apparent copyright concerns stemming... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has sparked wide debate after disqualifying a number of candidates from the 2025 parliamentary elections based on the “good conduct” requirement. The commission announced... Read more »