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Vigils held in Suwayda and Shahba demand fate of missing persons and release of detainees
SUWAYDA, Syria — Syria’s southern Suwayda province witnessed two solidarity vigils calling for the disclosure of the fate of missing persons and the release of detainees. In Al-Ka…
European Syriac organizations urge Turkey to suspend solar power project in historic Ayn Wardo village
AYN WARDO, Turkey — Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) organizations across Europe have urged the Turkish government to halt ongoing fieldwork related to the G25-Mardin Solar Powe…
On the Way to Sayfo Remembrance Day: Abandoned Syriac Villages — Part 2
This article is a part of our series On the Way to Sayfo Remembrance Day. In this series, we shed light on the 1915 Sayfo Genocide and the subsequent depopulation of ancient Syria…
Federal Lebanon blames Hezbollah for civilian deaths, criticizes government response and religious leaders
MOUNT LEBANON — Commenting on the latest developments in Lebanon, Federal Lebanon held its weekly meeting to discuss and analyze current affairs. During the session, the movement …
Beirut–Tel Aviv Joint Statement: A Towering Historic Step, If It’s Completed
By Bechara Gerges | Political Analyst and Commentator on Lebanese and Middle Eastern Affairs The 3 June Washington statement is being read as a ceasefire. The real event is t…
Australian lawmaker Caitlin Tough marks 111th anniversary of Sayfo and Armenian Genocides, backs inclusion in ACT school curriculum
CANBERRA — Last week, ACT legislator Caitlin Tough delivered a speech in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly marking the 111th anniversary of the genocide of the…
Delegation from Ankara and Merde (Mardin) visits Syriac village of Arnas in Tur Abdin ahead of reconstruction efforts
ARNAS, Turkey — A delegation from Turkey’s Council for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Heritage, arriving from Ankara and Merde (Mardin), visited the ancient Syriac village…
Iraq advances plan to bring armed groups under state control, some factions continue to resist disarmament
BAGHDAD — Last week’s decision by Iraqi Shia cleric and Sadrist movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr to dissolve the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades), detach it from the Sadrist moveme…
On the Way to Sayfo Remembrance Day: Abandoned Syriac Villages — Part 1
This article is a part of our series On the Way to Sayfo Remembrance Day. In this series, we shed light on the 1915 Sayfo Genocide and the subsequent depopulation of ancient Syria…
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad: Lasting agreement must end Hezbollah’s armed presence and restore Lebanese sovereignty
BEIRUT — Commenting on the joint statement by Lebanon, Israel, and the United States about a new security framework, Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (U…
US-brokered Lebanon–Israel talks yield new ceasefire framework and security commitments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the collapse of an initial ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which had been reached after intensive consultations between Lebanese Presi…
US and Iran exchange new attacks
TEHRAN / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite a ceasefire between the United States and Iran that has been in place since April, the past several days have seen a renewed cycle of military …
Two Iran-backed Iraqi factions move to hand over weapons to Iraqi state
BAGHDAD — The Imam Ali Brigades, a prominent Shia militia aligned with the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance,” announced on Wednesday that it has formally severed its organizational…
Syriac Maronite Patriarch al-Rai presides over Rite of Chrism Preparation at the Patriarchal See ahead of its consecration
BETH KERKE, Lebanon — In a celebration reflecting the depth of Syriac Maronite liturgical heritage, the Rite of Chrism Preparation has revived an ancient ecclesiastical tradition …
Syriac Cross supports farmers in rural Amuda through modern irrigation technologies
AMUDA, Syria — A field team from the Syriac Cross Organization for Relief and Development conducted a field visit to the rural areas of Amuda, Syria, to directly monitor ongoing w…
Syriac Cultural Association meets Father Hanania Warda in Latakia to discuss preserving Syriac heritage
LATTAKIA, Syria — A delegation from the Syriac Cultural Association met with Father Hanania Warda in the city of Latakia, where the two sides engaged in an in-depth discussion on …
Bethnahrin National Council issues final statement of its annual conference
BETH NAHRIN — Following the annual conference of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB), which brought together members from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon…
After 14 years of displacement, Christians of Hallouz and Burj al-Qastal celebrate return to their villages in Edleb (Idlib) countryside
HALLOUZ and BURJ AL-QASTAL, Syria — In a scene reflecting the deep attachment of Syrian Christians to their land, villages, and homes, residents of Hallouz and Burj al-Qastal in t…
Syriac Union Party strengthens cooperation with Latin Church after meeting with Vicar Apostolic Hanna Jallouf in Holeb (Aleppo)
HOLEB, Syria — A delegation from the Syriac Union Party (Gabo d’Ḥuyodo Suryoyo, SUP) visited Vicar Apostolic of the Latin Church in Syria Hanna Jallouf at the Latin Vicariate seat…
SOHR reports 287 killed across Syria in May, majority of victims civilians
LONDON — As part of its monthly documentation of the security situation across the country, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that nearly 287 people were kil…
Villagers from Jinet return from the diaspora to celebrate the feast day of Mor Gewargis
JINET, Turkey — After nearly 40 years of forced displacement, villagers from the village of Jinet have begun returning each spring to their ancestral village to celebrate the feas…
Iran suspends indirect talks with US amid regional escalation
TEHRAN / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iranian media has reported that negotiations between Iran and the United States have been suspended. US President Donald Trump stated that he had not b…
Three Syriac Maronites killed in drone attack on their car in southern Lebanon
MARJEYOUN, Lebanon – A family of three was killed in their car this morning on the Nabatieh-Khardali road, Lebanon’s National News Agency reports. Dentist James Karam, his s…
US-brokered Israel–Lebanon ceasefire takes effect after three months of war, but fighting persists in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT / TEL AVIV / WASHINGTON, D.C. — Intensive contacts and meetings between Lebanese and Israeli delegations under US sponsorship have produced a breakthrough aimed at halting …
Syriac Union Party seminar calls for constitutional recognition and cultural rights for Syriac people in Syria
BETH ZALIN, Syria — Amid rapid developments unfolding across Syria, particularly in the Gozarto (Jazira) region, the historic homeland of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) pe…
Monastery of the Martyrs Mar Behnam and Mart Sarah unveils restored murals as symbol of Christian resilience in Nineveh Plains
MOSUL, Iraq — On Sunday morning, Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Mar Benedictus Younan Hanno consecrated newly restored murals of Mar (Saint) Behnam and his sister, Mart Sarah…
Walid’s Childish Antics
By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Number…
On the way to Sayfo Remembrance Day … after 111 years, the anguishing pain remains
One-hundred and eleven years ago, more than 500 thousand Syriacs [Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans] in Beth Nahrin [Mesopotamia], were “cleansed” in the 1915 Sayfo Genocide. Subsequen…
Bethnahrin National Council concludes annual conference
BETH NAHRIN — The Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) convened on 29 May for its annual conference with the participation of members in Iraq, Syria, Leb…
Open letter to the new patriarch of the Chaldean Church
By Hand in Hand Foundation for Ankawa 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 Ch…