Basra’s first safflower crop: A step toward sustainability

2025-07-30T12:08:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq’s Basra province has launched its first experimental safflower cultivation project, a promising step toward reducing reliance on water-intensive crops... Read more »

Official: Israeli envoy to UAE ‘crossed a huge red line’ in Abu Dhabi bar

New details emerged on Wednesday about the conduct of Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Yossi Shelley, after Israeli television reported that the political appointee would be replaced. Shelley crossed “a huge... Read more »

Parents of Nova Festival victim Sapir Bilmes speak out

A heavy silence cloaks the Bilmes family home in Rishon Lezion. Nearly two years have passed since the October 7 massacre, yet Leon and Ina still sit facing a wall covered with... Read more »

Gaza’s spiral: Famine and conflict lead to irreversible collapse

2025-07-29T22:00:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Nearly 10% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents had been killed or wounded in Israel’s ongoing military campaign, as famine, displacement, and the... Read more »

Can a journey through nature heal teens’ war trauma?

Resilience Journeys aims to heal war-affected youths by immersing them in challenging four-day adventures through Israel’s natural landscapes. In the aftermath of the Hamas massacre on October 7, 2023, and the ensuing... Read more »

Legacy of Saddam-Era: How old laws cripple Iraq’s legislative future

Shafaq News More than two decades after the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, the legacy of Iraq’s dissolved Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) continues to obstruct the country’s legislative development. Despite successive parliamentary... Read more »

PM says ‘obstinate’ Hamas blocking hostage deal as he weighs annexing parts of Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Hamas terror group’s “obstinacy” was preventing a hostage-ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, as an Israeli defense source confirmed to The Times of Israel... Read more »

Gaza Siege Committee Chief reveals Handala Ship Incident

2025-07-29T12:31:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Gaza The Head of the International Committee to Break the Siege on Gaza, Zaher Birawi, on Tuesday blamed Arab and Islamic... Read more »

Impact Investing Drives Purpose-Led Innovation

In a time of global uncertainty, capital is increasingly flowing toward ventures that promise more than financial return. Impact investing is emerging as a strategic tool for solving pressing global challenges, channeling... Read more »

‘You’re just yelling at a Jew,’ Regina Spektor tells pro-Palestinian heckler

JTA — Jewish singer-songwriter Regina Spektor shot back at a pro-Palestinian protester who interrupted her concert Saturday night, telling the protester, “You’re just yelling at a Jew.” Later, she engaged in a... Read more »