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Iraqi President Meets Assyrian Patriarch
Iraqi President Nizar Amedi and Patriarch Paulus III Nona.Baghdad -- President Nizar Amedi met at the Chaldean Patriarchate with His Beatitude Mar Paulus III Nona, Patriarch of th…
Assyrian Organization Helps to Preserve Assyrian Culture
(AINA) -- Josephine Zomayah Attisha is the founder of Community Helping All-Inclusively (CHAI ACS1), an organization founded to support Assyrian community development.
Chaldean Patriarch Calls for Prayer, Peace, and Support for Christians in the Middle East
Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona.Patriarch Paul III Nona did not hide the weight of responsibility he felt after the fathers of the synod announced his election as patriarch of th…
Open Letter to the New Patriarch of the Chaldean Church
Protest held in Ankawa, October 2015.To the new Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, we address this letter to you as representatives of the voice of the people in Iraq's largest Cha…
Hope for Cooperation Among Churches of Antiochene Heritage
The leaders of the Assyrian churches of Antiochene tradition this week gathered in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The patriarchs, who attended the ordination ceremony of Mar Paulos II…
Bishop Paulos III Nona Enthroned As New Patriarch of the Chaldean Church
Baghdad -- The Chaldean Catholic Church welcomed its new church hierarch during a grand spiritual ceremony in the Mar Yawsef Chaldean Cathedral in the Karada district of Baghdad o…
Assyrians and Yezidis Fear Land Confiscation By Turkey's Solar Plants Project
The number of renewable energy projects is increasing rapidly across Turkey. What is striking, however, is that a significant number of these projects in the country's southeast r…
Ancient Assyrian Seeds and Biblical Trade
An aerial view of the Ein Hatzeva archaeological site south of the Dead Sea in an undated picture. A new study published in the journal Levant on April 27, 2026, suggests that the…
Kurdish Authorities Close Assyrian Cafe in North Iraq
Ankawa, Iraq -- In yet another episode of violations, land seizures, injustice, and the cutting off of livelihoods through indirect means targeting the Assyrian people in the Kurd…
Legal Precision: The Strategic Dilemma of the Assyrian Cause
(AINA) -- In the realm of International Law, the efficacy of the historical claims of transnational communities does not depend on the moral legitimacy of their narratives, but ra…
Assyrian Village in Turkey Prepares to Open New Cultural Center
Badibe, Turkey -- The village of Badibe, one of the historic villages of the Tur Abdin region, is witnessing intensive preparations ahead of the opening of its new cultural center…
Syrian Elections Raise Concerns Over Exclusion of Assyrians
The ongoing electoral process in Syria's Hasakah Governorate is taking on an intensely crisis-driven dimension, as the developments surrounding the sub-elections for the first ses…
Patriarch Nona Rallies Chaldeans to Mission of Unity in Fearful World
Patriarch of the Chaldeans of Baghdad, Paul III Nona.Milan -- The "most important responsibility" is to be "the father of all" and to "maintain unity" among bishops, priests, reli…
Australian Yezidi, Assyrian Communities Voice Concern After Return of ISIS-linked Families
Canberra -- Australia's Yezidi and Syriac communities are expressing deep concern following the recent return of several women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) from…
When Did Humans Start Shaking Hands?
Shalmaneser III greets Marduk-zakir-shumi, King of Babylon, surrounded by guards. This dais was carved in the 9th century BCE, and is on display at the Iraq Museum in Bagdad.
Rhode Island Recognizes Greek, Assyrian, Armenian Genocide
Senator Leonidas Raptakis of Rhode Island.(AINA) -- Every year, the Greek and Pontic communities of Rhode Island honor the victims of the genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empir…
Assyrian Groups Reject Land Distribution Plan in North Iraq
An Assyrian farmer in the Nineveh Plain, north Iraq. ( Caritas Czech Republic)The statement, released on 17 May 2026 by the Assyrian Democratic Movement, and signed by two other s…
The Future of the Assyrian Community in Turkey
(AINA) -- Within Turkey's multilayered historical structure, the Assyrians constitute one of the most ancient peoples of Mesopotamia. They are not merely a religious community, bu…
Assyrian Patriarchs in Paris to Rally French Support for Christians
Paris -- Over the past few days, the French capital, Paris, has witnessed visits by the patriarchs of the Syriac Orthodox and Syriac Catholic Churches aimed at mobilizing French, …
How a Nun Revived Female Monasticism in India's Chaldean Church
Sr. Jincy Othottil poses for a photo in front of the Chaldean Syrian Higher Secondary School in Kerala, India, where she is the manager. Othottil in 1998 dedicated herself to the …
The Greek Genocide, Memory, and Recognition
Greek genocide survivors being loaded onto barges at Samsun, Black Sea.Commemoration invites reflection, but it also raises questions. What does it mean to remember a past that wa…
Are the Assyrians America's Most Overlooked Ally in the Middle East?
U.S. policy in the Middle East often favors short-term stability over lasting political relationships. The result is reliance on unreliable state actors and armed militia groups, …
Assyrian Filmmaker Preserves Chaldean Heritage Through 'Authentic' Storytelling
Michigan is home to the world's largest Chaldean population. Sterling Heights filmmaker Weam Namou is keeping the culture and Aramaic language alive. ( Sarah Johnson)Chaldean Amer…
Michigan Recognizes Chaldean American Month
Michigan has officially recognized May as "Chaldean American Month" in Michigan, the first designation of its kind by any state in the nation. State Rep.
Iraqi Archaeologist Sounds Alarm on Stolen Artifacts
Thousands of artifacts belonging to the Bethnahrinian (Mesopotamian) civilization have been stolen, smuggled, and sold on black markets during the many years of wars and crises th…
Assyrians Harmed By ISIS and Al-Nusrah Front Seek Legal Action
The Arabic letter "n" (inside red circle), signifying "Nasrani" (Christian), on an Assyrian home in Mosul.New York (AINA) -- Tony S. Kalogerakos, Esq.--Injury Lawyers announced to…