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Syriac Maronite monk and historian abbot Boulos Naaman dies at 94
BEIRUT — Abbot Boulos Naaman, a former superior general of the Lebanese Maronite Order who combined monastic life with scholarship, historical research and political engagement du…
Beth Nahrain Progressive Youth marks first anniversary, “A year has passed, but the journey continues”
BAGHDEDE (QARAQOSH), Nineveh Plain ̶ The Beth Nahrain Progressive Youth has marked the first anniversary of its founding, highlighting a year of youth organizing, civic engagement…
Day one of Sixth Baghdede Youth Festival draws more than 700 participants
BAGHDEDE (QARAQOSH), Nineveh Plain — The sixth Baghdede Youth Festival opened with more than 700 young people taking part in a day of prayer, reflection and communal activities un…
The Syriac Maronite Church of Mor Sassine in Beit Mery: History of steadfast faith, symbol of spiritual solidarity in Upper Matn
BEIT MERY, Tur Levnon ─ The Syriac Maronite Church of Saint Sassine in Beit Mery, Mount Lebanon Governorate, continues to stand as a living witness to the firmness and deep-rooted…
Dr. Amine Iskandar questions Lebanon’s strategic choice between its Levantine and Arab identities
BEIRUT — President of the Maronite Union-Tur Levnon, Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar, has drawn a historical parallel between Lebanon’s political choices in the 1930s and 1940s and the s…
Water shortage adds to strain on villages in Southern Lebanon’s Marjeyoun District
MARJEYOUN, Lebanon — Residents of several villages in southern Lebanon’s Marjeyoun District are calling on the South Lebanon Water Establishment to restore water pumping to commun…
Yezidi families begin ninth phase of voluntary return program to Shigur
NOHADRA, Iraq — Displaced Yezidi families in Nohadra (Duhok) Governorate in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) have begun registering for the ninth phase of a voluntary return pro…
Syriac Union Party, Assyrian Democratic Party, and Levantine National Council release ‘Common Position Paper’ following Brussels conference on future of Christians in Syria
European policymakers, Church leaders, and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities called for a new constitutional and political framework based on equal citizenship, rel…
Syriacs are not obliged to buy their own property from the Turkish Government
By Melke Kurt The recent statements by mayor Veysi Şahin of Midyat District, in which he indicated that properties originally owned by Syriacs but registered under the Treasury as…
The History of Suroye in Beth Zalin (Qamishli)
By The SyriacPress Editorial Team On 20 August 1926, the foundations of a new city were formally laid on the flat plain south of Nisibis (Nusaybin). Beth Zalin (Qamishli) would be…
Assyrian-American recreates Babylon’s Ishtar Gate with more than 3,400 LEGO bricks
PHOENIX, Arizona, USA — Assyrian-American builder Ramzy Hormes has recreated Babylon’s ancient Ishtar Gate using more than 3,400 LEGO bricks, seeking to bring one of ancient Beth …
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad meets Lebanese Shia Gathering coordinator to discuss state sovereignty and Hezbollah weapons
SED EL-BOUCHRIEH, Lebanon — Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), met with Muhammad al-Amin, coordinator of the Lebanese Shia Gathering, at the party…
Sixth Annual Mardutho Festival to take place in Hasakah and Beth Zalin (Qamishli) begins today
BETH ZALIN, Syria — Following the success of its previous five editions, the Syriac Cultural Association in Syria is preparing to hold the sixth Mardutho Cultural Festival in Hasa…
From Brussels to Brussels and from Protecting Existence to Securing Rights: The cause of a people in land of Beth Nahrain
By Ablahad Hanna Saka | member of the Bethnahrin National Council in Iraq The convening of political conferences in Brussels on the future of Christians in Iraq and Syria rep…
Beth Nahrain Organization for Women opens third exhibition under art-based psychosocial therapy program in Mosul, Nineveh
MOSUL, NINEVEH, Iraq — After finishing a series of therapeutic art sessions for children, the Beth Nahrain Organization for Women (BNOW) launched its third exhibition in Nineveh, …
ESU to hold fourth exhibition of “Sayfo 1915: The Syriac People—The Story of a Forgotten Genocide” in Liège
LIEGE, Belgium — The European Syriac Union (ESU) will hold the fourth edition of its Sayfo exhibition in Liege this month. The exhibition titled Sayfo 1915: Le peuple syriaque, hi…
Netanyahu visits Mount Hermon as Israel signals continued military presence in southern Syria
MOUNT HERMON, Syria — Amid continuing conflicts, tensions, and rapid political and military developments across the Middle East, regional powers are seeking to assert their influe…
Researcher Leila Latti explores Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and the ancient roots of religious thought in conversation with Dawaeronline
BEIRUT — Dawaeronline, as part of its Hadith Ghayr program, examined Jewish Gnosticism and Hermeticism and their intersections with a range of ancient religions and philosophical …
Baghdad and Kurdistan Region agree on joint security measures to strengthen coordination
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have reached a joint security agreement comprising about 17 provisions aimed at strengthening coordinati…
Syrian Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Kabawat says new constitution must guarantee equality and minority participation
DARAMSUQ — Syria’s Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Kabawat said the country’s new constitution must guarantee equality before the law for all Syrians and ensure the part…
Syriac Cultural Association delegation meets Hasakah officials, invites governor to sixth Mardutho Festival
HASAKAH, Syria — A delegation from the Syriac Cultural Association held a series of meetings with officials in Hasakah province, including the governor and the directors of the cu…
UN Syria Commission warns rights violations threaten fragile transition
GENEVA — Syria’s political transition remains fragile despite progress in rebuilding state institutions, the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Ara…
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad urges Lebanon to take decisive action on Hezbollah weapons
BEIRUT — Ibrahim Mrad, president of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), urged the Lebanese state and army to take decisive action to place all weapons under state control, wa…
Political Analyst Bechara Khairallah: The Israeli narrative ultimately caught up with Lebanon’s sovereign discourse
BEIRUT — In an interview with host Rania Zahra Charbel on the Suroyo TV Lebanon program “Bikoul Horreya” (“In all freedom”), Bechara Khairallah, founder of the House of Journalist…
Release of Selçuk Mızraklı coincides with Turkey’s push for disarmament and political normalization
ANKARA — After seven years of imprisonment, former Omid (Amed / Diyarbakır) Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı has been released. His release coincides with renewe…
European Parliament conference ‘The Future of Christians in Syria’ calls for equal citizenship, not quota seats, for Christians in Syria
BRUSSELS — European policymakers, Church leaders, and representatives of Syria’s Christian communities called Tuesday for a new constitutional and political framework that guarant…
In a Dutch town, an ancient Christian tradition finds a new home
RIJSSEN, Netherlands — The first thing heard on a Sunday morning at the Syriac Orthodox Church of St. Ignatius Nurono is not Dutch. It is Syriac, part of the Aramaic language fami…
Syriac Member of Syrian Parliament Gabriel Mushe calls for legal and constitutional recognition of Syriac language and cultural rights
DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS), Syria — Gabriel Mushe, member of Syria’s People’s Assembly and political official of the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), has called for legislation re…
Prosecutor Seeks Conviction of Apro Diril in Fourth Hearing of Hormuz Diril Case
ŞIRNAK, Turkey — The public prosecutor has requested the conviction of Apro Diril in the case of Hormuz Diril, who disappeared more than six years ago from the village of Mehre (K…
Mor Ignatios College opens new chapter as independent institution in Sweden
SÖDERTÄLJE, Sweden — For more than a decade, the vision behind Mor Ignatios College has been to give Sweden’s Eastern Christian traditions a place not only in its churches, but in…