Trump Gaza Plan Section 6 Creates Hamas Amnesty Impasse

Hamas has embedded a demand for comprehensive immunity covering its senior commanders and operatives within the list of conditions it presented to American officials and regional mediators regarding disarming. The terror group... Read more »

Discover Iraq: Wasit, Life along the Tigris in the east

Shafaq News Flowing along the Tigris River, Wasit is more than a province on a map; it reflects Iraq’s layered history, resilient communities, and enduring culture. Located in eastern Iraq, bordering Baghdad,... Read more »

In WWII, legendary Jewish partisan ‘Uncle Misha’ took out Nazis while carrying a tune

In May 1942, the Nazis murdered 2,200 Jews in the Korzak forest outside Korets, Poland (today in Ukraine). In one day, virtually the entire centuries-old Jewish community of the Volhynian town was... Read more »

Gulfood 2026 Delivers Landmark Two-Venue Success

Gulfood 2026 Delivers Landmark Two-Venue Success, Uniting Global Food Trade at Record Scale  Amid 11.3% CAGR growth in food security technology, Gulfood 2026 stood as a strategic engine for industry advancement as... Read more »

US Carrier Group Reach “Striking Distance” of Iran

The United States has dramatically bolstered its military footprint in the Middle East amid soaring tensions with Iran, according to reports in major American media outlets. The deployment follows US President Donald... Read more »

$10K per kilo: The new fee killing Iraq’s gold trade

Shafaq News A quiet shift in how Iraqi authorities calculate customs fees on imported gold has recently disrupted the country’s gold market, trapped shipments at airports, and pushed domestic prices to record... Read more »

Tu Bishvat 2026: Jewish Earth Day guide to onservation

Tu Bishvat, known as the “New Year of the Trees,” is an ancient Jewish holiday that originated as an agricultural marker, used to determine the age of trees and the status of... Read more »

US, Europe urge permanent Syria ceasefire, back talks to integrate northeast

2026-01-27T17:50:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News– Washington/ London/ Brussels The United States and three major European powers welcomed a 15-day extension of the ceasefire between Syrian government forces... Read more »

The Holocaust isn’t a weapon for your argument

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated internationally on January 27, to mark the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. What I have learned over the past two years, however, is that the international... Read more »

Gaza’s Sea: Fishing comes at the cost of death

Shafaq News- Gaza Along Gaza’s shoreline, the wreckage of shattered fishing boats remains embedded in the sand like wooden graves, marking the devastation of a coastal enclave where the sea is no... Read more »