IRAQ

Baghdad – In a symbolic and deeply resonant moment, Syriac-Maronite Lebanese President Joseph Aoun paid a historic visit to the Chaldean Patriarchate in Baghdad this Sunday, where he was warmly received by Patriarch Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church. This marks the first official visit of…

ATBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq / BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Ministry of Finance has halted the disbursement of salaries for public employees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), triggering a fresh wave of tension and raising fears of an escalating financial and humanitarian crisis in the semi-autonomous region. The Kurdistan…

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Amid growing outrage over land confiscations and cultural erosion in the Christian-majority town of Ankawa and surrounding villages in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the Ankawa Protest Committee announced a series of coordinated global demonstrations. The initiative aims to address what activists describe…

ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Political representatives of the Suraye (Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian) community in Iraq met with the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Arba’ilo (Erbil) to discuss pressing issues affecting their community and the broader region. The meeting focused on the general political situation in…

BATNAYA, Iraq — Reconstruction efforts in the war-torn Nineveh Plains town of Batnaya, Iraq, advanced significantly this week as authorities began clearing rubble from homes destroyed during the conflict with the Islamic State (ISIS). The debris removal initiative, supported by the Chaldean Community Foundation, represents a vital phase in the…

ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — In the historically Christian town of Ankawa, located on the outskirts of Arba’ilo (Erbil) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), local residents are raising concerns about what they perceive as a systematic campaign to undermine the cultural and demographic integrity of their community.…

By Joseph Sliwa |President of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union and former Member of Parliament in Iraq There is no doubt that one of the pillars of democracy is the peaceful transfer of power through the people heading to the ballot boxes to choose their representatives in a civilized manner, free…

ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Joseph Sliwa, President of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo Beth Nahrain Athroyo, HBA) and former Iraqi MP, called on President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) Nechirvan Barzani to take decisive action to ensure justice for the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people by addressing the…

ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — Madrid Club de Fútbol announced plans to open a youth football academy in Arba’ilo (Erbil), Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), this August.  The announcement was made by Naeem Saddam, Real Madrid’s official spokesperson in Iraq, during an interview with Rudaw Network. Saddam stated that…

BRUSSELS — The Christian quota in the Iraqi electoral system has been a sensitive issue for years, with critics arguing the system is prone to manipulation by non-Christian actors. Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian political parties have been vocally and repeatedly calling for reform to ensure the right of their people to elect representatives…