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Syriac Cultural Association in Hmoth (Homs) hosts seminar on Syriac identity and history
HMOTH, Syria — As part of its ongoing efforts to preserve the civilizational heritage and strengthen the cultural roots of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, the Hmoth…
Turkish consulate in Urishlem (Jerusalem) sits on Syriac Church property
URISHLEM — Turkey’s Consulate General in the Shimon HaTzadik compound of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Urishlem (Jerusalem) operates on Church property belonging to the …
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi vows to end corruption and disarm all non-state militias
BAGHDAD — Following his election as Iraq’s Prime Minister, Ali al-Zaidi launched an ambitious government program aimed at eradicating corruption without granting immunity to…
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert becomes first Belgian Municipality to recognize Sayfo Genocide
WOLUWE-SAINT-LAMBERT, Belgium — Following extensive diplomatic efforts by the European Syriac Union (ESU), the Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert in Brussels has become the firs…
Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian political parties respond to villager appeals over illegal land encroachment in Nohadra (Duhok)
NOHADRA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — In response to an appeals issued on Monday by residents of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian village of Keshkawa, three Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian pol…
Syriac Cultural Association visits Armenian Orthodox Church in Latakia to strengthen community cooperation
LATAKIA, Syria — As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen cooperation between Churches and Christian community institutions, a delegation from the Syriac Cultural Association in L…
Beth Nahrain Organization for Women participates in Nineveh Conference on strengthening civil society partnerships
MOSUL, Iraq — As part of its ongoing work to support women and youth, particularly from the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian community, and provide psychosocial assistance, the Beth Nahra…
Residents of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian village of Kashkawa in Iraq appeal for urgent intervention to halt encroachments on village lands
KASHKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Despite repeated appeals, demands, and statements of condemnation issued almost daily by residents of Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian villages and po…
Historic Church of the Virgin Mary in Idil faces heavy fine over alleged planning violations
IDIL, Turkey — The Municipality of Idil has issued an official letter to the Ancient Syriac Orthodox Church Foundation of Idil, imposing an administrative fine of over 1 million T…
The Framework Agreement: The Lesson Lies in Implementation
By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California The fi…
Brussels Municipality votes today on recognition of Sayfo Genocide
WOLUWE-SAINT LAMBERT, Belgium — Today, a motion calling for official recognition of the Sayfo Genocide and Pontic Greek Genocide, perpetrated between 1914 and 1924 by the Ottoman …
Israeli government recognition of Armenian Genocide brings relations between the two countries to all-time low. Turkey denies it was genocide
ANKARA / JERUSALEM — Following yesterday’s historic Israeli government decision to recognize the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire in 1915, which also targeted t…