BETH NAHRIN

ZALIN (QAMISHLI), North and East Syria — In an escalating humanitarian response to the dire crisis gripping Syria’s southern Suwayda province, the Syriac Cross for Relief and Development and the Shlomo Organization have launched a wide-scale civil solidarity campaign under the slogan “We Are All with Suwayda– Open the Corridors…

TAYBEH, Holy Land — US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee inspected the Christian village of Taybeh in the West Bank today, after Jewish settlers had desecrated Christian holy sites in recent weeks.   Ambassador Huckabee, himself a Christian, was not pleased with what he saw. He did not mince his…

SUWAYDA, Syria — Khalid Mezher, pastor of the “Good Shepherd Evangelical Church” in Suwayda, was martyred along with his entire family — including his siblings, their children, and his parents — in a horrific massacre that claimed the lives of around twenty members of a single family. Pastor Mezher, who…

ZALIN, Beth Nahrin — The Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria convened an expanded political symposium in Zalin (Qamishli), Democratic Autonomous Administration of Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES), in which it focused on the latest developments in the Syrian landscape, particularly the escalating tensions in al-Suwayda Governorate. Discussions also…

ZALIN, North and East Syria — A pre-dawn anti-narcotics operation carried out by the Internal Security Forces of North and East Syria turned violent on Saturday, leaving one officer dead and four others injured, according to an official statement from the force’s general command.  The raid targeted a suspected drug…

DARAMSUQ — A peaceful protest held in front of the Syrian Parliament in central Daramsuq (Damascus) turned violent on Friday, as a group of demonstrators advocating for an end to bloodshed in Syria was attacked by assailants believed to be pro-government tribal supporters.  The demonstration—part of a grassroots initiative titled…

BEIRUT — Prominent Lebanese political figure Ibrahim Mrad sharply criticized Hezbollah this week, accusing the group of holding the country hostage to foreign agendas and deepening Lebanon’s economic and political collapse.  In a scathing public statement, Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party, denounced Hezbollah’s refusal to disarm, calling…

ZALIN, North and East Syria — Daoud Lahdo Daoud, a longtime leader in the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), died Friday, July 18, 2025, after a long illness. He was 62.  Daoud, a trained engineer, dedicated decades to the political and cultural rights of Syria’s Syriac-Assyrian people. He was elected head…

WORLD — Israel and Syria have reached a ceasefire, US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack announced. According to Barrack’s statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa agreed yesterday evening. The US-brokered ceasefire is embraced by neighboring countries. After reaching the agreement, Barrack…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bassam Ishak, a senior member of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) based in Washington, D.C., said President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s recent address on the violence in Suwayda reflects a notable shift in the Syrian government’s tone — an implicit acknowledgment that lasting stability must be built through consensus…