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Syriac MP in Turkey George Aryo calls for removal of Beth Zabday (İdil / Azech) mayor over demolition of Syriac property
BETH ZABDAY, Turkey — A Turkish lawmaker has called for the removal of the mayor of Beth Zabday (İdil / Azech) after municipal authorities demolished a building belonging to a Syr…
Journalist Murat Ağırel and four others detained in Istanbul over financial probe, Bahadır Özgür held on suspicion of violating investigation confidentiality
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities have detained journalist Murat Ağırel, a writer for Cumhuriyet, and several other individuals as part of an investigation by the Istanbul Public Pro…
Greek lawmaker Aspasia Kouroupaki questions government over protection of Christians in Syria
ATHENS — Aspasia Kouroupaki, a member of Greece’s NIKI party representing Athens’ B1 electoral district, questioned Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis about measures the Greek …
Merde (Mardin) promotes multicultural heritage in tourism film available in 10 languages
MERDE, Turkey — A new tourism film produced by the Mardin Governor’s Office is showcasing the southeastern Turkish province’s millennia-old history and cultural diversity to inter…
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hussein meets Vatican Secretary of State Parolin to discuss future of Christians in Iraq
VATICAN — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin to discuss the situation of Christians in Iraq and efforts to safeguard t…
Mount Lebanon Nexus and Transitional Council challenge Lebanon’s political order, call for self-determination for Mount Lebanon
TUR LEVNON — The Mount Lebanon Transition Council and the Mount Lebanon Nexus have challenged Lebanon’s political establishment over what they describe as a fundamental contradict…
Ibrahim Mrad reiterates call to Lebanon’s Christian parties: we must urgently form one front against Hezbollah and against demographic change in Mount Lebanon
SED EL-BOUCHRIEH, Lebanon — Lebanon has recently witnessed a wave of turbulent developments across the political, economic, demographic, diplomatic, and security spheres. These ha…
MP Paul Sabo: The Swedish state must clearly act in defense of persecuted Christians
STOCKHOLM — Newly elected Syriac Member of Swedish Parliament Paul Sabo (Christian Democrats) has made a concerted effort to highlight the plight of Bethnahrinian (Mesopotamian) C…
Political controversy in Lebanon over a legal complaint against Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad, calls to abolish Israel Boycott Law
BEIRUT — A legal complaint filed against Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, over alleged communication with Israel has sparked political controversy o…
Labor MP Hugh McDermott calls on parliaments of NSW and Australia to recognize and implement the rights of the Suraye in the Nineveh Plain
SYDNEY — The long-standing question of the Nineveh Plain, home to a predominantly Suraya (Syriac-Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) population, and the right of the Suraye to self-governa…
