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Assyrian New Year (Akitu) in the statement of Iraq to the Se...
Assyrian New Year (Akitu) in the statement of Iraq to the Security Council. New York, March 21, 2013
Levantine National Council holds communication skills training in Daramsuq (Damascus)
DARAMSUQ — The Levantine National Council (LNC) held a three-day training event at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima in al-Ghassani under the title Let’s Communicate Effectively, w…
Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA Americas) granted United Na...
Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA Americas) granted United Nations Special Consultative Status
Reopening of Turkey-Syria border crossing in Beth Zalin (Qamishli) hinges on agreement between Damascus and Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria, Turkish official states
NISIBIS, Turkey / BETH ZALIN, Syria — Recent official statements and discussions have increasingly pointed to plans by Syria and Turkey to reopen the Nisibis–Beth Zalin (Nusaybin–…
Assyrian Aid Society at the United Nations, May 2013
Assyrian Aid Society at the United Nations, May 2013
After 54 years in exile, Syriac native Basim Hurmoz returns permanently to Tur Abdin
MEDYAD, Turkey — In a preliminary and encouraging step that may inspire other members of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people living abroad to return to their ancestral h…
AUA Americas and Partners Participate in the UN Forum on Min...
AUA Americas and Partners Participate in the UN Forum on Minority Issues
Bartella Forum hosts lecture on Syriac liturgical hymns and their cultural legacy
BARTELLA, Iraq — The Bartella Forum for Culture and Arts hosted a lecture this week on Syriac liturgical hymns at the Syriac Orthodox Cultural Center, highlighting one of the comm…
AUA Americas and Partners Participate at the 28th Session of...
AUA Americas and Partners Participate at the 28th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, March 2015
USUP President Ibrahim Mrad calls for disarming Hezbollah, federal reform, and regional peace in Lebanon
BEIRUT — In an interview with Spot Shot TV, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) Ibrahim Mrad called for the full extension of state authority over all armed group…
UNAMI Strongly Condemns Attack on Assyrian Christians in Duh...
UNAMI Strongly Condemns Attack on Assyrian Christians in Duhok
On Tehran’s Weeping and Tripoli’s Joy
By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California On the…
Christian Minorities Under Attack - Iraq and Egypt
Christian Minorities Under Attack - Iraq and Egypt
European Syriac Union calls on Belgian MPs to support resolution for official recognition of Sayfo Syriac Genocide
BRUSSELS — The European Syriac Union (ESU) calls on members of Belgium’s Federal Parliament to support a resolution recognizing the Sayfo Syriac Genocide and the Pontic Gree…
Ethno-Religious Minorities in Iraq
Ethno-Religious Minorities in Iraq
Urishlem report documents 83 incidents of harassment against Christians, including assaults and vandalism
URISHLEM (JERUSALEM) ̶ A new quarterly report by the Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) has documented 83 incidents of harassment against Christians in Israel between April and …
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom - Annual ...
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom - Annual Report - 2012
Nimrud: A symbol of resistance against ISIS terrorism and of the Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian people’s perseverance and resilience in Beth Nahrain
NIMRUD-NINEVEH, Iraq — The city of Nimrud is considered one of the most significant archaeological sites of the civilizations of Beth Nahrain (Mesopotamia) in northern Iraq, of wh…
Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Religious Minorities in Syria: C...
Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Religious Minorities in Syria: Caught in the Middle
ESU in a letter of appreciation to Mayor of Woluwe-Saint Lambert: May this stance inspire other Belgian municipalities
BRUSSELS — The municipal council of Woluwe-Saint Lambert officially recognized the Sayfo Syriac Genocide of 1915 and the Pontic Greek Genocide during a vote on 29 June. The joint …
House Panel Strengthens U.S. Call for Turkey to Return Chris...
House Panel Strengthens U.S. Call for Turkey to Return Christian Holy Sites
“Caravan of Hope for Return” stops in Rish Ayno (Ras Al-Ayn)
RISH AYNO (RAS Al-AYN, Syria — Seven years after the city was seized by Turkey-backed armed factions, forcing its Syriac residents into displacement, the Syriac Union Party, in co…
2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilit...
2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”
Existential challenges and migration… International concerns over the future of Christian Assyrians in Iran amid regional tensions
BAGHDAD / IRAN / SWITZERLAND — Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and Beth Nahrain, the homeland of Eastern Christians and the Syriac (Aramean-Assyrian-Chaldean) people, …
President Donald J. Trump Signed H.R. 390 into Law (Iraq and...
President Donald J. Trump Signed H.R. 390 into Law (Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018)
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documents women and child victims of violence in Syria during the first half of 2026
SYRIA — Despite the end of the Syrian war, the fall of the former Syrian regime, and the closing of one of the darkest chapters in Syria’s history, security, safety, and sta…
California State Assembly recognizes the Assyrian Genocide
California State Assembly recognizes the Assyrian Genocide
Our Lady of the Apostles Convent in Salima, Lebanon
SALIMA, Lebanon — Nestled amid the tranquil natural surroundings that characterize the town of Salima in the Baabda District, the Our Lady of the Apostles Convent stands as one of…
Democracy Forward: People's Guide to Project 2025
Democracy Forward: People's Guide to Project 2025
International scholars visit Tur Abdin Institute to discuss newly discovered Syriac inscriptions
MEDYAD (MIDYAT), Tur Abdin — The Tur Abdin Institute hosted two international scholars this week for discussions centered on Semitic languages and recently discovered Syriac stone…