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Syriacs from all parts of the diaspora gathered in Medyad to celebrate feast day of Mor Philoxenos Akhısnoyo
MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — Syriacs from Tur Abdin and from the European and American diaspora, gathered on the evening of 17 August to commemorate the feast of the fifth century…
Three deacons ordained as priests at Assyrian Church of the East cathedral in California
MODESTO, California, USA — Three deacons were ordained as priests at Blessed Mart Shmune Cathedral in Modesto, California, in a ceremony presided over by Patriarch of the Assyrian…
Annual Grape Basket Festival in Ankawa opens, celebrates agricultural heritage and cultural traditions
ANKAWA, Beth Nahrin — The fourth edition of the 2026 Grape Basket Festival has kicked off in the Ankawa district of Arba’ilo (Erbil). The opening drew the participation of c…
Erdogan approves conditional amnesty for PKK members as Turkey advances peace process
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved legislation granting conditional amnesty to thousands of Kurdish militants as part of the Turkish government’s efforts…
Head of National Liberal Party Camille Chamoun: Lebanon needs a definitive separation from Iran, arms outside state control hinder its functioning
BEIRUT — National Liberal Party MP Camille Dory Chamoun said Lebanon is facing a rare political and international opportunity that must not be wasted, calling for an end to weapon…
Armenian, Suroye, and Greek groups renew push for federal recognition of 1915 genocides in Australia
CANBERRA — Representatives of Armenian, Suroye (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean), and Greek communities renewed their campaign for Australia’s federal recognition of the 1915 gen…
ESU’s Fehmi Vergili criticizes commercial use of Syriac culture, calls for recognition of Syriac rights
BRUSSELS — Fehmi Vergili, president of the European Syriac Union (ESU), criticized what he described as the growing commercial use of Syriac culture, history, cuisine, and name, w…
Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Petrus and St. Paulus in Sweden condemns use of church image in Nuance Party election campaign given party leader’s denial of Sayfo Genocide
BOTKYRKA, Sweden — A Syriac Orthodox church in Sweden has publicly rejected any association with Nuance Party (Partiet Nyans) after the political party used an image of the church…
On the need to name public spaces in Bartella after its Syriac luminaries
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Member of the Bethnahrin National Council Bartella (Baritle) is one of those towns in the Nineveh Plain which carries a profound historical, cultural,…
No Peace Without Social Trust
By Suphi Aksoy Recent developments and changes in Turkish state policy bring much to light. The steps taken to end the 50-year-long armed conflict, which is linked to the Kurdish …
