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Middle East's fertility slump: Fewer babies, big problems?

Middle East's fertility slump: Fewer babies, big problems?

There's what experts have called a "quiet revolution" underway in the Middle East, one that doesn't involve protests on the street or the toppling of governments. This revolution, happening in the privacy of locals' own homes, is concerned with...

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill will slash health care for legal immigrants to pay for tax cuts

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill will slash health care for legal immigrants to pay for tax cuts

Provisions in the new tax and spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would go even further than the House bill in removing health care and other benefits from immigrants with legal status. The House version of the massive tax and...

Iraq’s highest judge steps down for medical reasons

Iraq’s highest judge steps down for medical reasons

2025-06-29T10:15:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday confirmed the retirement of Jassim Mohammed Aboud al-Amiri, Chief of the Federal Supreme Court, the nation’s highest...

Those Who Serve

Those Who Serve

We just celebrated America’s freedom. There will be those who claim we are no longer free, but they haven’t lived in a nation that has no vestige of freedom. Whether or not you served in the military, you still have an opportunity to serve. One of...

After leaving the military, NPR’s public service mission gave us a new opportunity to serve

After leaving the military, NPR’s public service mission gave us a new opportunity to serve

Federal funding for public broadcasting has been in the headlines in recent months, most recently because the House passed a bill that would revoke funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that Congress has already approved. But when we...

Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Iraq

Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Iraq

Health authorities in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province reported dozens of cases of suffocation after a heavy dust storm swept through the region in recent hours. Saman Yaba, Spokesperson for the Province’s Health Directorate, said that 109 people...

Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Kirkuk, Iraq

Dust storm leaves over 100 hospitalised in Kirkuk, Iraq

BAGHDAD, 2nd July, 2025 (WAM) -- Health authorities in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province reported dozens of cases of suffocation after a heavy dust storm swept through the region in recent hours. Saman Yaba, Spokesperson for the Province's Health...

Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing?

Can videogames improve mental health and wellbeing?

Analysis: Researchers have found that videogames enable us to fulfil some of our psychological needs The misconception that violent videogames cause aggression in children has persisted since the dawn of modern gaming. Decades of research has...

Fact check: Is Iran ‘summarily expelling’ Afghan refugees, as claimed by ex-US envoy?

Fact check: Is Iran ‘summarily expelling’ Afghan refugees, as claimed by ex-US envoy?

By Press TV Staff Writer In a post on X on Tuesday, former US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad claimed that thousands of Afghan refugees are being “summarily expelled” by the Iranian government. Afghans, he claimed, are “being picked...

Iraq’s Gen Z: Caught between a digital future and fragile realities

Iraq’s Gen Z: Caught between a digital future and fragile realities

Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Generation Z grew up online—but not in peace. Born between 1997 and 2012, this generation—often called Zoomers or digital natives—is the first to come of age in a world shaped by the internet, smartphones, and social media....

Purple Heart Comedian: Henline turns laughter into the best medicine

Purple Heart Comedian: Henline turns laughter into the best medicine

By Toni Shah Bobby Henline’s story is a story of resilience and courage. An Army veteran with multiple tours under his belt, he fought on the battlefield for many years, but he had to fight for his life after being severely burned when his unit...

Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem: The place where prophecy came to pass

Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem: The place where prophecy came to pass

People wrapped in Israeli flags walk through the Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Photo: Yossi Zamir / Flash90 Ammunition Hill might look like a tranquil spot today but it was a key turning point in the Six Day War of...

Letters to the Editor: Week of July 9, 2025

Letters to the Editor: Week of July 9, 2025

Addressing veterans crisis Editor: The secretary of Veterans Affairs plans to reduce the Veterans Administration to 2019 staffing levels, “without affecting health care or benefits.” This was the headline a few months ago in most major newspapers....

Documented refugees have no problem attending Arbaeen pilgrimage

Documented refugees have no problem attending Arbaeen pilgrimage

TEHRAN – Authorized foreign nationals and refugees residing in Iran will be able to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage without any problems, the deputy interior minister has said. The Arbaeen pilgrimage, which is one of the largest religious...

<b>Idris Nechirvan Barzani: Leading Iraq toward environmental sustainability</b>

<b>Idris Nechirvan Barzani: Leading Iraq toward environmental sustainability</b>

For over four decades, Iraq has grappled with persistent drought, intensified by extreme heat, desertification, and dwindling water resources. The United Nations Environment Programme ranks Iraq as the world’s fifth most climate-vulnerable region,...

CCHF: New fatality confirmed in Iraq’s Najaf

CCHF: New fatality confirmed in Iraq’s Najaf

2025-07-01T07:30:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Najaf A woman in her sixties has died from complications related to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Najaf, a medical source told Shafaq News on Tuesday. The woman...

Coming together to express horror in Gaza

Coming together to express horror in Gaza

The risks of AI Danielle Wood nominates the increased usage of AI as her No.1 discussion point for the upcoming productivity roundtable. She acknowledges there are risks that require increased regulation. While the focus of the roundtable is to...

World News | Iraq's Top Court to Resume Work After President Retires Amid Controversy

World News | Iraq's Top Court to Resume Work After President Retires Amid Controversy

Baghdad, Jun 30 (AP) Iraq's top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court's president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq's...

World Associated Press Iraq's top court to resume work after president retires amid controversy

World Associated Press Iraq's top court to resume work after president retires amid controversy

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court was set to resume work Monday after nine judges who had tendered their resignations in recent weeks returned to work following the retirement of the court’s president and the appointment of a successor. Iraq’s...

Why regenerative tourism is the future of hospitality

Why regenerative tourism is the future of hospitality

In this week’s episode of Hotel Moment, Aradhana Khowala, CEO of Aptamind Partners, joins Revinate CMO Karen Stephens with a sobering perspective on the state of hospitality and global tourism. Aradhana explains the ways hospitality has become...

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