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Existential challenges and migration… International concerns over the future of Christian Assyrians in Iran amid regional tensions
BAGHDAD / IRAN / SWITZERLAND — Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and Beth Nahrain, the homeland of Eastern Christians and the Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) people, …
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documents women and child victims of violence in Syria during the first half of 2026
SYRIA — Despite the end of the Syrian war, the fall of the former Syrian regime, and the closing of one of the darkest chapters in Syria’s history, security, safety, and sta…
Our Lady of the Apostles Convent in Salima, Lebanon
SALIMA, Lebanon — Nestled amid the tranquil natural surroundings that characterize the town of Salima in the Baabda District, the Our Lady of the Apostles Convent stands as one of…
International scholars visit Tur Abdin Institute to discuss newly discovered Syriac inscriptions
MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — The Tur Abdin Institute hosted two international scholars this week for discussions centered on Semitic languages and recently discovered Syriac stone…
European Syriac Union urges Israel to extend genocide recognition to Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) and Pontic Greeks
BRUSSELS — The European Syriac Union (ESU) has called on Israel to expand its proposed recognition of the Armenian Genocide to include the genocides committed against the Syriac (…
Young Christian man, Rani Halawa, found dead near Daramsuq (Damascus) amid growing concerns over security and violence
DARAMSUQ — In another case underscoring the wave of killings, crimes, and violations affecting Syria’s Christian community, the body of Rani Halawa, brother of Father Rafi Halawa,…
Hasakah reopens Central Bank branch and introduces new procedures at Semalka Border Crossing
HASAKAH, Syria — As part of the ongoing integration of the institutions of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) into those of t…
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad: ‘The train is back on the right track’ after US-brokered framework agreement
BEIRUT — Commenting on the US-brokered tripartite framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) Ibrahim Mrad stated that “th…
Assyrian Church launches Eastern Syriac language course in Tel Tamr to preserve cultural heritage
TEL TAMR, Syria — The Christian Education Committee of the Assyrian Church of the East in Syria has launched a new course to teach the Eastern dialect of the Syriac language in th…
Deadly bombing at Daramsuq (Damascus) cafe kills 9, raising fears over Syria’s fragile security
DARAMSUQ — At least 9 people were killed and 22 others injured after a bomb exploded inside a crowded cafe in central Daramsuq (Damascus) on Thursday, marking one of the deadliest…
