IRAQ

SULAIMANIYA, Beth Nahrin — In a symbolic and historic move, a group of fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) laid down their arms and set them ablaze near a cave in northern Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) on Monday, marking the first tangible step by the militant group to end its…

NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq — Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian student Georges Alaa Georges from the Gifted Students School in Nineveh will be representing Iraq in the finals of the upcoming Chemistry Olympiad held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Georges successfully passed the gifted and talented exams, securing first place among gifted students at schools in…

KERKHESLOKH (KIRKUK), Beth Nahrin – In a controversial incident, Iraq’s Antiquities Department announced the loss of an ancient book believed to be a copy of the Torah dating back nearly a thousand years. The department has launched a search for the missing manuscript, which mysteriously vanished during its transfer between…

NOHADRA (DOHUK), Kurdistan Region of Iraq — The Ministry of Higher Education in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has approved the opening of a Syriac Language Department, in its Eastern dialect (Sureth), at the College of Education at Nohadra (Dohuk) University, starting from the current academic year. According to independent…

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Water Resources Minister Aoun Dhiab Abdullah has stated that Turkey is not complying with the water shares agreed upon between the two countries. Amid Turkey’s failure to uphold Iraq’s water allocations, the Minister stressed that Turkey must adhere to the previously agreed-upon water shares. He noted that the…

NINEVEH PLAINS, Beth Nahrin – As part of her visit to Iraq, Manuela Demir, Co-President of the European Syriac Union (ESU), met with Syriac Catholic Archbishop Benedictus Younan Hanno. Demir was accompanied by a delegation of leaders from the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) and the Beth…

BAGHDAD — As Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced the parliamentary elections for November, Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr has reiterated to boycott this year’s parliamentary elections.   He emphasized the need for sweeping reforms in Iraq’s political and security structures, including the disarmament of militias.  He called for fundamental changes,…

BABEL, Iraq — In a remarkable archaeological breakthrough, a team of German researchers uncovered fragments of a 2,100-year-old hymn carved into clay tablets amidst the ruins of Sippar, an ancient city located approximately 65 kilometers north of modern-day Babel. The text, dedicated to the deity Marduk — guardian of Babylon…

SULAYMANIYAH, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — A political breakthrough in one of the region’s most protracted conflicts may be on the horizon. The Kurdistan Communities Union (Koma Civakên Kurdistanê, KCK), an umbrella organization that includes the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê, PKK), announced that the first group of PKK…

BAGHDEDE and BARTELLA, Iraq — The Beth Nahrain Organization for Women (BNOW) recently organized two five-day women’s camps in the Nineveh Plains towns of Baghdede (Qaraqosh / Hamdaniya) and Bartella, aiming raise political awareness among Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian women and strengthen their cultural and organizational roles. The first camp commenced in Bartella…