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Your online source for the latest news stories and current events. We provide in-depth coverage for breaking news in Iraq and the Kurdistan region.

Joined March 2013
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Iraqi Airways is resuming direct flights to Dubai from the Kurdistan Region. Flights from Erbil start on November 26 and from Al-Sulaymaniyah on November 27, with competitive ticket offers announced. Read more… shafaq.com/en #Shafaq_news #Iraq #IraqiAirways #Dubai #Kurdistan
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#Iran-#Iraq Shalamcheh crossing handles 20,000+ daily travelers Read more: shafaq.com/en/Economy/Iran-I…
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#Russia thwarts a plot to target a shopping center and arrests a suspect before the attack could be carried out #Shafaq_news
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Residents of the village of Nabaa Al-Fawwar in Syria’s Quneitra countryside protested on Friday outside the headquarters of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), demanding the release of relatives they say were abducted by Israeli forces. Read more: shafaq.com/en/Middle-East/Sy… #Syrian #Israel #shafaq_news
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#Iraqi_authorities begin a field investigation into reports of oil smuggling in "#Jurf_alNasr" #Shafaq_news
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A liquefied gas carrier caught fire after striking a naval mine east of the #Strait_of_Hormuz on Friday Read more: shafaq.com/en/World/IRGC-say…
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#Gold rose on Friday as bargain hunting emerged after prices hit a more than ‌one-year low in the previous session, while market focus shifted to upcoming US inflation data. Read more: shafaq.com/en/Economy/Gold-r…
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By order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, a committee—comprising representatives from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), the Counter-Terrorism Service, the intelligence services, and the Ministries of Oil and Interior—is investigating oil smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr. Read more: shafaq.com/en/Iraq/PMF-secur… #iraq #shafaq_news
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#Iraq closed the #Mandali-Somar border crossing with #Iran in #Diyala province on Friday until further notice Read more: shafaq.com/en/society/Mandal…
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The Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Friday it had targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain Read more: shafaq.com/en/Middle-East/IR… #UnitedStates #iran #Bahrain #shafaq_news
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced that it deported 483,200 people and arrested 474,850 during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, marking the highest annual totals for deportations and arrests in the agency's 23-year history. Read more: shafaq.com/en/World/US-recor… #UnitedStates #shafaq_news
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Iran’s Fars News Agency: Sounds of explosions heard in Sirik Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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Cristiano Ronaldo enters the world of television production and begins filming his first series, titled "Day Ones" Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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Syrian security forces dismantle ISIS cell in Aleppo Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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PM Barzani: Baghdad blocked KRI from hiring for 12 years Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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Trump: US doesn’t need a deal with Iran Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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The dollar rises in Baghdad and Erbil, nearing the 170,000-dinar mark as the week comes to a close Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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Manchester United sacks Carrick after one league win Read more… shafaq.com/en #shafaq_news
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