Baghdad Courts Zagreb: Iraq, Croatia Explore Energy, Trade, and Cultural Ties

Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid met Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman in Baghdad on Saturday to map out wider cooperation in politics, the economy, and culture—talks that unfolded as Iraq prepares new parliamentary elections and...

Kurdistan launches $100M agribusiness project to boost economy

2025-10-26T18:21:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil A $100 million agribusiness complex was launched in Erbil on Sunday, aimed at boosting food security and expanding private investment in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region....

Israeli settler attacks during olive harvest ‘organized terrorist policy’: Hamas

A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned the ongoing brutal attacks carried out by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, condemning them as part of “an organized terrorist policy.” Abdul Rahman...

Israeli settlers attack more Palestinians as olive harvest violence surges

Published On 25 Oct 202525 Oct 2025 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...

From Paris and New York to Modi’in: Gila Tolub on finding home and purpose in Israel

When Gila Tolub and her husband moved to Israel with their young family in 2015, they struggled to adjust to their new life. “At first we regretted moving to Israel,” Tolub said. “Today it’s clear we made the right choice.” Tolub, 42, lives in...

Displaced and Defiant: Aisha’s Struggle in the Jordan Valley Exposes Israel’s Ongoing Annexation Despite Trump’s Promise

Jordan Valley / PNN Report / S tory By Yara Mansour — Slowly, Slowly, ʿAisha Ishtayyeh opens the metal gate of the makeshift shack she now calls home in the village of al-Nasariyya. The area is surrounded by settlements and settlers, and this...

The Biz Beat: Sunnyvale Turkish restaurant embodies meyhane tradition

Turkish food is a vibrant blend of flavors, shaped by the country’s key position along the ancient Silk Road. It’s where Sephardic Jews and Muslims in the south, Greeks across the western sea and Slavs along the Black Sea’s southern edge converged...

Nashik: Unseasonal Rains Destroy Crops In Niphad; Farmers Demand Compensation

Unseasonal heavy rain lashed the eastern parts of Niphad taluka in Nashik district on Saturday night, flooding farmlands and destroying crops across several villages. Farmers in Golegaon, Gondegaon and Maralgoi were among the worst hit, with...

CBE Governor, FM Witness Launch of "Open Your Account in Egypt" Initiative to Facilitate Bank Account Procedures for Expats Abroad

Sun 26 Oct 2025 | 06:05 PM Press Statement As part of the Egyptian government's vision to address the needs of Egyptians working abroad and streamline the services provided to them, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and the Ministry of Foreign...

Egyptian ministers launch 2nd ‘EGY AGRI’ expo in New Valley governorate

Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, Manal Awad, and Minister of Agriculture, Alaa El-Din Farouk, on Thursday inaugurated the second edition of the New Valley agricultural exhibition, “EGY AGRI,” a national event reflecting the partnership and...

Egyptian Cleantech Startup Collects Used Cooking Oil and Turns It Into Biodiesel

In the late 19th century, Rudolf Diesel designed the fuel engine named after him. When he demonstrated his engine at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris, it was powered by peanut oil to prove that his invention could run on renewable, plant-based fuels...

Israeli MK urges action to prevent looming ‘genocide’ in West Bank

An Israeli member of the Knesset (parliament) has called upon the international community to take action before another genocide takes place, warning that the Tel Aviv regime is heading towards mass atrocities in the occupied West Bank. “I appeal...

Israel’s West Bank annexation plan sparks Palestinian outrage

A senior Palestinian official lambasted Israel’s preliminary approval of two bills to impose its sovereignty over the occupied West Bank and one of its largest illegal settlements, claiming the plan amounts to “a declaration of war.” Mouayyad...

Belgium orders poultry lockdown as bird flu spreads rapidly across Europe

Europe is experiencing its worst bird flu outbreak in years, not long after the COVID-19 lockdown, and Belgium just went to the extreme. They’ve put all chickens, ducks, and turkeys indoors—no exceptions whatsoever. This is no standard routine...

Israeli forces, settlers attack Palestinians harvesting olives

Israeli forces and settlers have continued raids on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, attacking villages, setting fire to property, and clashing with residents. In the village of Al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, settlers attacked...

West Bank: Israeli settlers unleash dogs on Palestinian farmers

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian farmers during olive harvest near Nablus [Getty] Three Palestinian farmers were injured on Saturday after being attacked by Israeli settlers in the southern area of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, amid...

Farmers Turn to Flawed Visa Program in Search for Legal Labor. Now the Rules – and Costs – are Changing.

Monty Lilford works in the fabrication shop at B&B Agri Sales in Buffalo County, Wis., on Oct. 6, 2025. (Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch) Wisconsin farmers are increasingly hiring workers through the H-2A visa program — even as slow-moving...

Israel Kills Nearly 100 Palestinians in Gaza Since Ceasefire Began

Rabat – The Israeli Occupation Forces have killed at least 93 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. Another 324 people have been injured during the same period, the ministry...

A regenerative agri-mission

Ashok Gulati & Ritika Juneja, Respectively distinguished professor and research fellow, ICRIER On October 16, the global community observed World Food Day under the theme “Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future”, marking the 80th...

Istanbul meeting marks Gaza Tribunal’s verdict on Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

The four-day Gaza Tribunal concluded its final session on Sunday in Istanbul. Chaired by professor Richard Falk, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, the tribunal heard moving...