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Beth Nahrain Youth Organizes Cultural Outing to Bandawaya to Foster Unity and Identity
BANDAWAYA, Iraq – In an effort to build community and strengthen cultural identity, the Beth Nahrain Youth Organization hosted a recreational youth trip to the scenic region of Bandawaya, a valley north of Mosul, this week. The event drew young Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian men and women from various towns and villages, united…
Read More »IRAQ: Beth Nahrain Organization for Women concludes Psychological Art Therapy Program for youth in Nineveh Governorate
MOSUL, Iraq — The Beth Nahrain Organization for Women (BNOW) in Iraq successfully concluded its Psychological Art Therapy course with a closing ceremony at the Youth and Sports Directorate Hall in Nineveh Governorate. The initiative, part of BNOW’s ongoing efforts to empower and support the psychological well-being of youth in…
Read More »Former Assyrian KRG Minister Johnson Siyawash: Either we govern our Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian national home now, or we will become permanent guests in our own land
ANKAWA, ARBA’ILO (ERBIL), Iraq — Jonson Siyawash, a former Assyrian Minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government under (then) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, issued a forceful statement this week calling for an emergency summit that brings together Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian church patriarchs, civil society institutions, political leaders, and parliamentarians. He declared that the…
Read More »Iraq stresses need for continued U.S.-led coalition presence in Syria
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi has emphasized the importance of maintaining the U.S.-led coalition’s presence in neighboring Syria, citing ongoing threats posed by Islamic State (ISIS). In a recent televised interview with a Saudi news channel, Al-Abbasi emphasized the vital role of the U.S.-led coalition forces in countering…
Read More »Rawand Boulos elected deputy Secretary-General of Writers and Authors Union in Iraq
BAGHDAD — The head of the Syriac Writers Union Rawand Boulos has been elected to the position of deputy Secretary-General of the Writers and Authors Union in Iraq. The election took place at the Union’s headquarters in Baghdad. After the announcement, literary and cultural Syriac organizations congratulated Boulos on his appointment.…
Read More »Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union congratulates Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on 50th anniversary
BETH NAHRIN — The Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d‘Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) extended its congratulations to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its founding. In an official statement, the HBA praised the PUK, describing its emergence on the Iraqi political scene as…
Read More »A People Under Fire: The Nineveh Plains, Assyrian Autonomy Demands, and Internal Divisions
By Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen | Former Special Educator and Advisor at Sweden’s National Agency for Special Education The Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq represent one of the most historically sensitive regions in the Middle East. This land, home to the Assyrian people, contains some of the world’s oldest Christian communities,…
Read More »Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union congratulates Patriotic Union of Kurdistan on 50th anniversary
BARITLE, Iraq — The Baritle (Bartella) branch of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) shared in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). On this occasion, HBA extended congratulations on behalf of the party’s leadership and members, wishing…
Read More »Shigur District Administrator Naif Sido criticizes Iraq’s reconstruction efforts as insufficient and unjust
SHIGUR, Iraq — Naif Sido, District Administrator of Shigur (Şengal / Sinjar), criticized the Iraqi federal government for its failure to provide adequate services to the war-torn region, which remains severely damaged from the devastation caused by the Islamic State (ISIS) and the fight to retake the city. “The funds…
Read More »KRG announces reforms in Ankawa amid protests, critics say core issues remain unaddressed
ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Amid intensifying protests in Ankawa, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced the implementation of what it described as “historic decisions” by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. The announcement, made by Minister Ano Jawhar Abdoka, detailed several initiatives aimed at addressing longstanding grievances in the predominantly…
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US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack meets with Lebanon’s top leaders, reaffirms US commitment to support government
BEIRUT — During his visit to Beirut, US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy …
