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Seeking solutions within the system
By Suphi Aksoy | Member of the Presidential Committee of the Bethnahrin National Council Any power that has risen to a prominent position on the global stage has long sought …
Ruth Daskalopoulou: Building strong alliances is the cornerstone of securing a future for Christians in Syria
BRUSSELS — To shed more light on the conference “The Future of Christians in Syria” held in Brussels on 8 September at the European Parliament, Shleymun Rhawi hosted R…
Abdi’s Damascus role tests Syria’s new politics of dialogue
ANKARA / DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — The debate over Mazloum Abdi’s appointment as an adviser to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has opened a new fault line within the Kurdish politica…
World Medical Association of Suryoye opens Sixth World Congress in Berlin, bringing Syriac Physicians together around medicine and heritage
BERLIN — The World Medical Association of Suryoye (WMAS) opened its sixth world congress in Berlin on Friday, bringing together Syriac (Assyrian-Aramean-Chaldean) physicians, medi…
Gülcan Diril: The scales of justice still favor dark forces that have yet to be exposed
The couple’s children have been waging a legal struggle for justice for over six years. To date, only Apro Diril has been arrested in the murder and disappearance case. On 31 Dece…
Syriac Cultural Association meets Syria’s Culture Minister as Language recognition remains central demand
DARAMSUQ — The leadership of the Syriac Cultural Association met with Minister of Culture Muhammad Yassin Salih to discuss cultural affairs, the preservation of Suroyo (Syriac–Ara…
Cyprus community of NSW joins Armenians in remembering the 1915 Sayfo Genocide and other genocides
SYDNEY — The Cyprus Community of NSW joined the Armenian community at the Parliament of New South Wales in Australia this week for a commemoration that placed remembrance, histori…
Foundation stone laid for memorial to Christian IDF fallen after 12-year campaign
LAVIE FOREST, Israel — After more than a decade of efforts to establish a permanent memorial honoring Christian soldiers who fell while serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),…
Suroye Christians reject ‘guest status’ in Syria, demand constitutional guarantees
BRUSSELS — Suroye (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) Christians in Syria are not asking to be protected as a vulnerable remnant of the past. They are demanding constitutional guar…
Ruba al-Farihat: ‘Syria’s history is not complete by focusing on one part of it, but by reading all the civilizations that contributed to shaping its cultural history’
BETH ZALIN, Syria — Following the successful sixth edition of the Mardutho Festival, held in Hasakah and Beth Zalin (Qamishli) last week, Deputy Chair of the Syriac Cultural Assoc…
Ruling in the case of missing Hurmuz Diril: A reduced sentence for Apro Diril and two acquittals
ŞIRNAK, Turkey — The couple Hurmuz (71) and Shmuni (65) Diril disappeared in January 2020, from their village in Mehre (Kovankaya) in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak Province. …
Iraq to Hand Over Remains of 25 Yezidi ISIS Victims to Families in October
BAGHDAD — Ongoing searches for mass graves across Iraq, particularly in Shigur (Sinjar / Shengal), Nineveh Plains, Mosul, and other areas where the Islamic State (ISIS) carried ou…
Syriac Catholic bishops initiate process to remove Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan
BEIRUT — The Syriac Catholic Church has entered an unprecedented leadership crisis after its bishops initiated a formal process seeking the removal of Patriarch Ignatius Joseph II…
What Unites Us — Part 6: Unsung Heroes of Erzurum and Bayburt
By Musa Ergin The province of Erzurum was one of the regions where the Armenian Genocide was experienced most severely in 1915. Major massacres and deportations took place in Erzi…
Scientists read 4,000-year-old Assyrian letter without opening its clay envelope
ANKARA — Archaeologists have deciphered a 4,000-year-old letter without opening the tightly sealed clay envelope containing it, offering a rare glimpse into the daily lives and co…
UN experts say Iran has not responded over seizure of historic Protestant church
NEW YORK / TEHRAN — Nearly two months after two UN experts — Mai Sato, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Nazila Ghanea, Spec…
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad calls for peace and normalization with Israel
BEIRUT — Commenting on the proceedings of the Lebanese Parliament session and accusations by Hezbollah lawmakers that sovereigntist MPs are agents of Israel, Ibrahim Mrad, Preside…
Civilization of Mesopotamia: When History is Insulted by the Failures of the Present
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq How could a nation whose soil nurtured Sumer, Akkad, Babylon, and Assyria, and whose ancestors pione…
Lebanese Parliament grants confidence to Salam government amid clashes over Hezbollah arms and Israel talks
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Parliament concluded two days of sessions by granting confidence to Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government, despite heated exchanges and criticism between p…
Syriac Cross expands local capacity-building efforts through project management training
DARAMSUQ — The Syriac Cross Organization for Relief and Development has stepped up efforts to strengthen local capacity by completing a specialized project management program for …
Have We Lost, or Are We Crossing a Historic Threshold?
By Aday Hawro Recently, various readings and assessments have emerged regarding the political developments taking place in Syria. In particular, some circles seek to portray the o…
Case of kidnapped Holeb (Aleppo) Archbishops returns to spotlight in meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Patriarch John X Yazigi
VATICAN CITY — More than 13 years after their kidnapping, the case of Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Mor Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Archbishop Mar Boulos Yazig…
Assaad Bechara: Lebanon faces test of restoring state authority amid stalled talks with Israel
BEIRUT — Lebanon is entering a sensitive political and security phase as negotiations with Israel intersect with an internal debate over the state’s authority over weapons and dec…
57 years on, Sorya Massacre victims remembered in Ankawa as calls for justice continue
ANKAWA, Iraq — Fifty-seven years after dozens of Iraqi civilians and members of the Suraye (Chaldeans–Syriacs–Assyrians) were killed in the Sorya village massacre, the victims wer…
Syrian Democratic Council warns fuel price hikes could deepen Syria’s economic and social crisis
DARAMSUQ — The Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) held the Syrian state responsible for addressing the country’s economic deterioration and widening cost-of-living crisis, warning th…
Daughter of detained Syrian Christian mayor Suleiman Khalil, appeals to Trump for intervention
DARAMSUQ — The daughter of Suleiman Khalil, the former mayor of the predominantly Syriac Christian town of Sadad, has appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene in her fat…
US Secretary of State Rubio and Syrian Foreign Minister Shaibani discuss security, minority integration, and IAEA cooperation
WASHINGTON, D.C. / DARAMSUQ — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke by phone with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani on Tuesday, discussing regional security, growing bil…
On 57th anniversary of Sorya Massacre, Bethnahrin Patriotic Union calls for historical and legal incorporation into Iraq’s national memory
BAGHDAD, Iraq — On the 57th anniversary of the Sorya Massacres, the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union (Huyodo d-Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) issued a statement calling for official Iraqi gov…
57 years on, Sorya Massacre remains unrecognized and unaddressed by Iraqi government
SORYA, Iraq — The modern history of the Suraye (Chaldeans-Syriacs-Assyrians) is overshadowed by massacres and genocides. After the Sayfo Genocide, the Kafno, and the Simele Massac…
Shahro d’Tur Abdin festival highlights Suroye returns, cultural preservation, and language rights
MEDYAD, Turkey — Hundreds of Suroye (Syriacs–Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) from Europe and the surrounding region gathered in Medyad (Midyat) for the annual Shahro d’Tur Abdin fes…