BETH NAHRIN

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — Today, a high-level delegation from the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAARNES), arrived in Daramsuq (Damascus) for critical negotiations with the Syrian government. The meeting marks a significant step in ongoing efforts to define Syria’s future governance structure. The DAARNES delegation included Mazloum Abdi,…

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…

URHOY (Şanlıurfa), Beth Nahrin — A recent archaeological excavation in Urhoy has stirred excitement as early findings suggest an unearthed ancient tomb may be linked to the ancient Syriac Kingdom of Osroene. The discovery raises the possibility of a lost royal burial site belonging to the Abgar dynasty which ruled…

WASHINGTON D.C. — In an op-ed for The Hill, Richard Ghazal, executive director of Oriental Christian advocacy organization In Defense of Christians (IDC), warns of the coming storm for the Christians of Syria. Dark clouds have already gathered over Daramsuq (Damascus) after the bloody suicide bombing at the Greek (Rum)…

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…

COASTAL REGION, Syria — For the fifth consecutive day, massive wildfires continue to devastate vast stretches of farmland and forests along Syria’s coast, with little progress in containment efforts despite help from Syrian, Turkish, and even Jordanian firefighting teams. Strong winds and dense vegetation have been cited as key factors fueling the flames.  Amid the escalating…

CAIRO — Interest in the Syriac language is not limited to Western countries; calls to preserve and promote the language have been growing across several nations in Beth Nahrin and the broader the Middle East as well. In addition to the efforts of Saudi researcher Loay Al-Sharif in studying the…

JERUSALEM — The city of Jerusalem has named one of its squares after Armenian photographer Elia Kahvedjian, a survivor of the Genocide of 1915 on the Christians of the Ottoman Empire. The Hebrew inscription reads: “Elia Kahvedjian Square – Survivor of the Armenian Genocide, photographer, lover of Jerusalem,” reports the…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has announced the revocation of al-Nusrah Front, also known as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The department filed memo 2025-12720 on Monday. According to the memo, the revocation is effective as of the date of publication. The Trump administration had…

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS)  — Areas under the control of the Syrian government continue to witness numerous incidents of murder and abduction. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) documented a series of crimes and violent incidents that resulted in the deaths of ten individuals across different regions. The SOHR reported the discovery…