'Not be hard to': Donald Trump issues stern warning to Hamas, says if Israel-Palestine peace deal is...

President Trump also highlighted the wide support for the peace plan, with multiple people agreeing to join the Stabilization Force to help maintain peace in the region. United States President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed confidence in...

Sweida’s displaced refuse to return as government rules over ghost towns

A group of tribesmen in traditional attire filed into an event hall in the rural town of Al Sawra Al Kubra, passing a small, ornate pavilion before greeting a sea of suited Syrian officials. The Bedouin leaders, joined by dozens of government and...

Israel faces pushback on West Bank

A Palestinian farmer carries a bag of olives after his harvest was disrupted by Israeli settlers and halted by Israeli security forces in Sa'ir, near the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday. HAZEM BADER/AFP Israel's latest move...

Iraq: Maysan farmers struggle to survive as drought worsens

2025-10-22T15:50:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Maysan The agricultural sector in Maysan province, southeastern Iraq, is nearing collapse as prolonged drought and water scarcity leave thousands of farmers and buffalo...

Farmina Pet Foods in Inđija announces additional investment of 20 million euros

The Farmina Pet Foods factory in Inđija, one of Europe’s largest pet food manufacturers and the company’s biggest production facility worldwide, will invest an additional 20 million euros over the next two years to expand its production capacities...

Farmer Focus: It’s tempting to not plant, but we’re farmers

We’re a month ahead of last year. That felt good to write. We are drilled up, just had 15mm of rain after a dry spell, and have 12ha of potatoes to lift. I was even sprayed up for at least 15 minutes last week until I got an email from my...

Egypt reaches record orange export volumes to Canada

Egypt continues to expand its role in the Canadian orange market, reaching a new seasonal export record, according to EastFruit. Between November 2024 and August 2025, Egyptian exporters shipped more than 25,000 tons of oranges to Canada,...

Israeli army injures dozens of Palestinians, arrests 4 in raids across occupied West Bank

RAMALLAH, Palestine/ISTANBUL The Israeli army injured dozens of Palestinians who suffered tear gas inhalation and arrested four others during raids Friday across the occupied West Bank. In the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the southern...

US-Japan sign agreement for minerals and rare earths; European futures lower following tailwind from APAC - Newsquawk European Opening News

APAC stocks failed to sustain the momentum from the record highs on Wall St and were mostly subdued. US President Trump and Japanese PM Takaichi signed an agreement on the US-Japan alliance and framework for securing the supply of critical...

Africa should not expect much from Donald Trump, By Johnnie Carson

President Trump and African leaders The administration will probably make some overtures to Africa; as it did in the first term. It will probably keep the Presidential Council on Doing Business in Africa largely as a gesture to the American...

Hamas will have “very big problem” if Israel-Palestine peace deal is violated: Trump

United States President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed confidence in achieving lasting peace in the Middle East, while warning Hamas of serious consequences if the ceasefire agreement with Israel is violated. “I think it (ceasefire) will hold....

Middle East updates: Vance meets Netanyahu in Jerusalem

10/22/2025October 22, 2025 Israelis living in illegal West Bank settlements have been assaulting Palestinians as they attempt to bring in the olive harvest in the occupied territory this week, leaving at least one woman in hospital with serious...

Israel announces foiling of weapons smuggling from Syria to Lebanon

The Israeli army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced that Israeli forces carried out a surveillance and arrest operation on the summit of Jabal al-Sheikh (Mount Hermon, southern Syria) inside Syrian territory, during which they foiled an...

Eat, Imbibe & Explore: The Tastemakers

It’s not just about the food. Farmers, entrepreneurs, ranchers, mixologists, chefs and boutique owners all have a hand in creating the Williamson County’s culinary scene. Meet three of the region’s most creative tastemakers. Ivey Childers, CEO of...

‘Armed, dangerous’: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians harvesting olives 

Israeli settlers have attacked several Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank, as a wave of violence targeting residents harvesting their olive trees intensifies. At least three Palestinians were injured on Saturday after settlers...

Could New Mexico farmers rake in profits growing the world's most expensive spice?

Could a red spice bring in green for New Mexico’s farmers? New Mexico State University is hoping to find out. Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is one of the crops the university’s Agricultural Experiment Station is researching for...

What the West could learn from Israel

Hostages Square in Tel Aviv is quiet now. The paraphernalia of hope remains. Yellow ribbons dance in the breeze. The flap of a hundred Israel flags breaks the silence. There’s still the burnt-out car that was recovered from the ‘road of death’ in...

Jennie-O report explores what influences American Thanksgivings

This Thanksgiving, Jennie-O celebrates a simple truth: there’s no single “right” way to give thanks. Across America, holiday tables reflect family roots and evolving traditions — from grandma’s classic green bean casserole to new favorites like...

“Settler-Colonialism” is the Wrong Word for Israel

Because mislabeling the conflict distorts moral reasoning and replaces analysis with accusation. These days, many people apply the word “colonialism” to Zionism and Israel as if it were a settled fact, deploying the word as if its meaning were...

Egypt joins Horizon Europe programme, strengthening EU research and innovation ties

The agreement, signed during the EU–Egypt Summit in Brussels, opens new opportunities for Egyptian researchers, universities, and innovators to collaborate with their European counterparts via Horizon Europe on equal footing with EU Member States....