Why do Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday feel so Jewish?

Thanksgiving has been part of American Jewish life almost since the country’s founding. When George Washington proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving in 1789, New York’s Congregation Shearith Israel — the oldest Jewish... Read more »

Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis

2025-11-26T16:09:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal... Read more »

Hong Kong Fire Kills 13 in Tai Po High-Rise Complex

A blaze that extended across several high-rise apartments in a Hong Kong housing complex resulted in at least 13 deaths, CNN reported. Fire services confirmed the toll, adding that other persons are... Read more »

Iraq between music, traditions, and law: Who sets the rhythm of public life?

Shafaq News On Basra’s waterfront, the billboards for singer Mohammed Abdel-Jabbar’s cancelled concert still hung over a space where a stage was meant to rise. The organizing company withdrew after receiving threats,... Read more »

Diplomacy and pressure: Washington, Tehran lock horns over Iraq future

Shafaq News Iraq’s new government is taking shape under a heavy shadow: Washington and Tehran are both watching, both pulling, both asserting influence—despite public claims of friendship and respect for Iraq’s independence.... Read more »

How Seth Rudetsky became Broadway’s loudest Jewish voice after October 7

No matter what time of day or night, whether there is a show in production or not, there is a tradition that, in every theater, one light must remain lit. It is... Read more »

The untold story of hostage Shlomo Mansour, killed on October 7

At a conference held at Bar-Ilan University, marking the national day commemorating the departure and expulsion of Jews from Arab countries and Iran, a day created to restore to the public sphere... Read more »

Can a Kurdish framework emerge? Iraq’s new political alignments test the Kurdish house

Shafaq News Iraq’s political landscape is undergoing a deep restructuring following the recent elections, as major components move to consolidate their positions ahead of government formation. After the Shiite Coordination Framework reaffirmed... Read more »

Hamas, Islamic Jihad to hand over deceased hostage

Hamas announced on Tuesday that together with Palestinian Islamic Jihad, it will transfer a deceased hostage at 16:00 local time. According to the terrorist organizations, he was found in central Gaza on... Read more »

In blow to Trump, US judge tosses cases against ex-FBI chief Comey, New York AG James

WASHINGTON (AP) — A US federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought... Read more »