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Saying ‘Return’ to the Diaspora is Not Enough
By Matay Türker It is easy to tell a person to “return.” The real issue is to once again make a life worth returning to possible. In recent years, calls to the Syriac …
Explosions near Macron’s Hotel in Daramsuq (Damascus), casualties reported
DARAMSUQ — Explosions struck near the hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to stay during his visit to Syria on Tuesday, highlighting the persistent security…
Syria’s New Parliament: Networks of War, Politics of Appointment, and the Illusion of Representation
DARAMSUQ — Syria’s new People’s Assembly has been presented as the institutional face of a post-Assad order. Beneath the language of transition, however, lies something more compl…
Levantine National Council holds communication skills training in Daramsuq (Damascus)
DARAMSUQ — The Levantine National Council (LNC) held a three-day training event at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in al-Ghassani under the title Let’s Communicate Effectively, w…
Reopening of Turkey-Syria border crossing in Beth Zalin (Qamishli) hinges on agreement between Damascus and Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria, Turkish official states
NISIBIS, Turkey / BETH ZALIN, Syria — Recent official statements and discussions have increasingly pointed to plans by Syria and Turkey to reopen the Nisibis–Beth Zalin (Nusaybin–…
After 54 years in exile, Syriac native Basim Hurmoz returns permanently to Tur Abdin
MEDYAD, Turkey — In a preliminary and encouraging step that may inspire other members of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people living abroad to return to their ancestral h…
Bartella Forum hosts lecture on Syriac liturgical hymns and their cultural legacy
BARTELLA, Iraq — The Bartella Forum for Culture and Arts hosted a lecture this week on Syriac liturgical hymns at the Syriac Orthodox Cultural Center, highlighting one of the comm…
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad calls for disarming Hezbollah, federal reform, and regional peace in Lebanon
BEIRUT — In an interview with Spot Shot TV, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) Ibrahim Mrad called for the full extension of state authority over all armed group…
On Tehran’s Weeping and Tripoli’s Joy
By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California On the…
European Syriac Union calls on Belgian MPs to support resolution for official recognition of Sayfo Syriac Genocide
BRUSSELS — The European Syriac Union (ESU) calls on members of Belgium’s Federal Parliament to support a resolution recognizing the Sayfo Syriac Genocide and the Pontic Gree…
