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From southern Lebanon to Israel’s Foreign Ministry… Jonathan Elkhoury enters diplomatic track, carrying legacy of South Lebanon Army families
URISHLEM (JERUSALEM) — Jonathan Elkhoury announced in early November on his social media accounts that he had begun a diplomatic The post From southern Lebanon to Israel’s Foreign…
Democrats reclaim U.S. Congress in midterm blow to Trump, Opening new foreign policy front amid Iran war
WASHINGTON D.C. — In a major political shift, the Democratic Party secured a sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections, The post Democrats reclaim U.S. Congress in midterm bl…
Turkish court suspends fine and closure order against Syriac Orthodox Church annex in Azakh
AZAKH (AZECH / BETH ZABDAY / İDIL), Tur Abdin — The First Administrative Court in Şırnak has issued a decision The post Turkish court suspends fine and closure order against Syria…
European Syriac Union holds political lectures and community gatherings in four German cities
GIESSEN, Germany — The European Syriac Union (ESU) has held a series of lectures and public gatherings in several German The post European Syriac Union holds political lectures an…
Syrian cinema mourns pioneering film editor Antoinette Azaria after decades-long career
DARAMSUQ/HOLEB, Syria — Syrian cinema has lost one of its pioneering figures with the death of film editor Antoinette Azaria, The post Syrian cinema mourns pioneering film editor …
Iraqi Prime Minister meets Syriac Catholic patriarch, pledges support for return of displaced Suraye
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi met with Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Younan in Baghdad The post Iraqi Prime Minister meets Syriac Catholic …
PKK withdraws from ten military positions around Makhmur in Nineveh, Iraq
IRAQ — Military deployments in the areas surrounding Makhmur Camp in Iraq’s Nineveh Province have undergone changes following the announced The post PKK withdraws from ten m…
More than 200 Church leaders sign declaration urging peace and protection of Middle Eastern Christians
ASSISI, Italy — More than 200 bishops, Church leaders and religious service participants from various countries have signed an international declaration calling for equality, just…
Syriac Catholic Church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed reopens after restoration in Maysan
MAYSAN, Iraq — The Syriac Catholic Church of Saint Joseph the Betrothed has reopened in Amara, the capital of Iraq’s Maysan Governorate, following the completion of restoration wo…
Harbol, a historic Syriac village, faces mounting environmental destruction from coal mining
HARBOL (AKSU), ŞIRNAK, Tur Abdin— Across Turkey’s Şırnak province, numerous villages in the historic region of Tur Abdin bear the marks of a long history of displacement and perse…
Muna Yaku: The challenge is not a lack of media platforms, but the absence of a unified vision and journalism capable of addressing international public opinion
ARBA’ILO (ERBIL) — 177 years after the publication of the first newspaper in the Syriac language, questions about the role and future of Syriac media have once again come to…
Hawdyan seminar marks 177th anniversary of Syriac journalism with focus on its future
NOHADRA, Iraq — A cultural seminar held in the village of Hawdyan in Nohadra (Duhok) Governorate marked the 177th anniversary of the birth of Syriac journalism, bringing together …
Beyond the Karak Church attack
By Hicham Bou Nassif |Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Just da…
The Maronites and the Yishuv: The Encounter (Part 2/8)
By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar | President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon and head of International Relations of the Universal Syriac Union Party Just as the Jewish c…
Syriac journalism: A historic journey in preserving the language and reviving national awareness
SYRIACPRESS – Syriac journalism has been more than a means of reporting news and exchanging information. Throughout its history, it has served as a space for preserving language a…
European Syriac Union holds seminar on political developments in Syria in Germany
BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN, Germany — Amid rapidly unfolding changes in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, which is part of Bethnahrin, the ancestral homeland of the Suraye (Syriac…
DEM’s Mithat Sancar says Öcalan’s move to new İmralı residence should accelerate political process
ANKARA — Mithat Sancar, a member of the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) delegation to İmralı Island, said that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurd…
“Friday, Saturday, Sunday” photography exhibition to mark 20th presentation in Istanbul’s Kuzguncuk
ISTANBUL — A photography exhibition documenting the religious traditions and cultural heritage of Christianity, Judaism and Islam will return to Istanbul on 2 November, opening it…
Christian family returning from Kuwait faces extortion threats in Hmoth
HMOTH, Syria — A Christian family that owns the “Beit al-Aila” (Family Home) store in the al-Nuzha neighborhood of Hmoth (Homs) has reportedly received extortion threats and deman…
Selling Syrians the illusion of economic recovery: Where are the promised billions?
By Sally Obeid They sold Syrians the illusions of economic recovery, billions in investments and prosperity immediately following the lifting of sanctions and the removal of terro…
A Milestone in the History of Syriac Journalism: Zahrire d’Bahra
By Tuma Çelik | former Syriac MP in the Turkish Parliament for Merde (Mardin) As the bearers of one of the most rooted and ancient cultures in human history, the Syriac peopl…
Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar: Sovereigntist forces must shape Lebanon’s future, not wait for wars or foreign decisions
BEIRUT — Lebanon is confronting mounting political and security challenges as tensions across the Middle East intensify, with developments surrounding Israeli and U.S. elections a…
Ibrahim Mrad: Prosecuting those behind Dahr el Baidar explosives case is not enough, Hezbollah decision-makers must be held accountable
SED EL-BOUCHRIEH, Lebanon — Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), has called for an expansion of the investigation into the Dahr el Baidar explosives…
16th anniversary of Our Lady of Salvation Church massacre: A tragedy never forgotten
BAGHDAD — 31 October marks the 16th anniversary of the massacre at the Syriac Catholic Church of Our Lady of Salvation in Baghdad, one of the deadliest attacks against Christians …
What did the Republic offer to Non-Muslims?: Dispossession, Denial, and a Century of Inequality
By Dr. Toros Korkmaz Being a non-Muslim in Turkey is extremely difficult. While non-Muslims accounted for around 30 percent of the country’s population before 1914, the presence…
Sixteen years after the attack on Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad, Iraq’s Christians are still fighting for their future
BAGHDAD — On 31 October 2010, a congregation gathered for Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad’s Karrada district. The evening was supposed to be an ordinary exp…
Syriac Maronite Patriarch al-Rai condemns murder of Father Samir Daou, calls for justice
BETH KERKE, Lebanon — Syriac Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Raii strongly condemned the murder of Father Samir Daou, a priest of the Syriac Maronite Diocese of Jbeil, descr…
Ancient text may preserve early account of Jesus’ resurrection, researcher Jesús Fernández-Pedrera Correa suggests
URISHLEM — A new working paper by Spanish independent researcher Jesús Fernández-Pedrera Correa comparing Greek, Latin, Arabic, and Syriac versions of a passage by the first-centu…
Yazidi Cause Alliance urges establishment of local administration in Shigur (Sinjar)
SHIGUR, Iraq — Days after the Shigur (Sinjar) Protection Units surrendered their weapons and were formally absorbed into the Iraqi Armed Forces, the Yazidi Cause Alliance urged th…
Victorian Liberals pledge $10 million for proposed Christian Assyrian school
MELBOURNE — Victoria’s Liberal-National Coalition has pledged $10 million AUD to help establish St. Joseph’s Christian College, a proposed Christian Assyrian school in Melbourne’s…