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Suqaylabiyah tensions persist as residents question security response after attacks
SUQAYLABIYAH, HEMTO, Syria — Tensions have resurfaced in the predominantly Christian city of Suqaylabiyah in central Syria following clashes with residents of the neighboring town…
Amine Iskandar warns Lebanon is running out of time to avert wider war
BEIRUT — Lebanon is running out of time to prevent its confrontation with Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah from escalating into a wider war, Amine Iskandar, President of the Maron…
Three Alawite men killed, fourth wounded in shooting in Tartous countryside
TARTOUS, Syria — Three young Alawite men were killed and a fourth wounded late Sunday after gunfire struck a vehicle near the village of Beit Awad, on the road between Safita and …
Levantine National Council President Waddah Khoury: ‘We are not guests in Syria’
DARAMSUQ — Before he became president of the Levantine National Council (LNC), Waddah Khoury says he was simply a son of Khabab, a Christian town in southern Syria that he describ…
World Teachers’ Day: The future of the Syriac language begins with the teacher
By Hend Fathy | PhD in Syriac Language and Literature, Certified International Trainer, Syriac Language Academy Every year on October 5, the world marks World Teachers’ Day i…
Why Did the Palestinians Lose — Part 3
By Hicham Bou Nassif |Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California What no…
World Teachers’ Day: Syriac teachers are guardians of the mother tongue and cultural memory
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Retired educator and member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq On 5 October of each year, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day in recognition of t…
The French Earthquake of Pope Leo XIV: A renewal of faith and cultural heritage
By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar | President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon Under Pope John Paul II, the Vatican contributed to the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the…
World Teachers’ Day: Teachers of the Assyrian/Syriac language are the guardians of culture
By Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen | Former Special Educator and Advisor at Sweden’s National Agency for Special Education World Teachers’ Day is celebrated around the globe eve…
Levantine National Council, National Meeting condemn recent attacks on civilians in Syria
DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — The Levantine National Council (LNC) and the National Meeting have condemned a series of recent attacks on civilians in several parts of Syria, calling on au…
European Syriac Union warns Suqaylabiyah violence exposes security failures facing Christians in Syria
BRUSSELS — Violence in the Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in central Syria has renewed concerns over the security of Christian communities and the ability of the country’s authori…
Brussels’s conference discusses strengthening Kurdish representation in international institutions
BRUSSELS — A conference organized by the Kurdistan National Congress (Kongreya Neteweyî ya Kurdistanê, KNK) in the Belgian capital of Brussels discussed ways to strengthen the int…
Syriac Union Party on Suqaylabiyah attacks: Failure to respect agreements highlights need for firm state intervention, calls for own Christian police force
SYRIA — Amid attacks on the Christian town of Suqaylabiyah by people from neighboring villages and areas, including the smashing of shops, homes, cars and public and private prope…
Tensions erupt in Christian town of Suqaylabiyah as residents demand protection and accountability
SUQAYLABBIYAH, HEMTO (HAMA), Syria — Tensions returned to the predominantly Christian town of Suqaylabiyah in central Syria this weekend, after a confrontation that authorities sa…
Mar Simeon the Stylite Church complex officially reopened in Holeb countryside after months of restoration
HOLEB (ALEPPO), Syria — After months of government and international efforts to protect and rehabilitate historical and religious landmarks in Syria’s Holeb (Aleppo) Governorate, …
DEM Party İmralı delegation discusses monitoring and evaluation committees with Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz
ANKARA, Turkey — The İmralı delegation of Turkey’s Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (Halkların Eşitlik ve Demokrasi Partisi, DEM Party) met with Turkish Vice President Cevdet…
Norrköping Book Fair launches third edition with Arab and European diplomatic, cultural presence
NORRKÖPING, Sweden — The third edition of the Norrköping Book Fair opened in the Swedish city of Norrköping, bringing together over three days, from 2 to 4 October 2026, writers, …
Sinjar — Part 8: Teachers and Educators
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | Member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq The Syriac and Armenian teachers and educators in Sinjar formed a bright page in the history of educ…
Syriac voice from Yerevan: Syriac presence secured through citizenship and rights, not protection alone
YEREVAN — With the participation of parliamentarians, diplomats, journalists, businesspeople, political experts, humanitarian actors, church representatives, religious leaders, ac…
Syrian Democratic Council condemns the killing of Alawite workers and engineers: Civilians lives must not become hostages to political, security, or sectarian conflicts
GOZARTO, Syria — The coldblooded murder of Alawite workers and engineers on 30 September near the Masyaf bridge in the Homs countryside is not an isolated incident of violence in …
Christian mother and daughter killed in Gaza airstrike
GAZA CITY — A Christian mother and her daughter were killed together in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City, their bodies pulled from the rubble of their home as neighbors searched …
President of Bethnahrin Patriotic Union Joseph Sliwa: Nineveh Plain must be governed by the federal government, not armed groups
SyriacPress NINEVEH PLAIN, Iraq — As the United States has completed its military withdrawal from Iraq, Joseph Sliwa, a former member of the Iraqi Parliament and head of the Bethn…
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documents lawlessness and impunity following fall of Syrian regime
SYRIA — Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad and his regime, political and military efforts in the country have failed to put an end to the loss of life. Amid continued violence, cri…
Church of the two martyrs Mar Sarkis and Mar Bakhos in Hadchit: A legacy of faith and a living witness on the edge of Qadisha Valley
HADCHIT, Mount Lebanon — The Syriac Maronite town of Hadchit, whose name in Syriac means “the newly established village,” sits on the edge of the sacred Qadisha Valley in northern…
An Assyrian/Syriac Intellectual from Samosata: Mara bar Serapion and His Letter to His Son
By Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen | Former Special Educator and Advisor at Sweden’s National Agency for Special Education Author’s Note It is time to reconsider the historical place…
Syriac Union Party marks 21st anniversary with political dialogue session in Beth Zalin (Qamishli)
BETH ZALIN, Syria — The Syriac Union Party (Gabo d’Ḥuyodo Suryoyo, SUP) marked its 21st anniversary with a dialogue session on Thursday at its branch headquarters in Beth Zalin (Q…
Marmarita diaspora communities elect honorary presidents in Australia, Venezuela, and Lebanon
MELBOURNE / CARACAS / BEIRUT — Marmarita’s diaspora communities have elected honorary presidents for 2027 in Australia and Lebanon, while the community in Venezuela has renewed it…
Turkish Vice President Yılmaz says resolution process ‘moving forward’
ANKARA — Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz (Justice and Development Party, AKP) said Thursday that the country’s “resolution process” is moving forward through parliamentary an…
Syriac Maronite Joseph Rahme elected mayor of Cumberland, Australia
CUMBERLAND, Australia — Joseph Rahme, a Lebanese-Australian councillor of Syriac Maronite heritage, has been elected mayor of Cumberland City Council in western Sydney, marking a …
Fr. Ioustinos, guardian of Jacob’s Well in Nablus for over 40 years, passes away
NABLUS, West Bank — Archimandrite Ioustinos Mamallos, the Greek Orthodox priest who devoted decades to preserving Jacob’s Well, one of the Holy Land’s historic Christian pilgrimag…