BETH NAHRIN

BETH NAHRIN — A divine mass was held on Wednesday in the Syriac Orthodox churches, following the eastern calendar, across Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) to celebrate the end of the Fast of Nineveh. The three-day fast commemorates the three days that the Prophet Jonah spent inside the belly of the Great…

NEW YORK — After a decade of civil war, the greatest threat facing the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is the grinding economic problems afflicting the country, reports the New York Time. Assad recently held a closed meeting with journalists and media professionals loyal to him to discuss ways…

NINVEH PLAINS, Iraq — Following the success of its 9th Art Exhibition Studying the Psychology of Youth through Painting, the Beth Nahrin Organization for Women (BNOW) held an additional course and exhibition under the same title. The 10th Art Exhibition was also held in the BNOW’s headquarters in Baghdede. Twenty-five…

WASHINGTON, D.C. / BAGHDAD — On Tuesday, the White House revealed the details of a telephone conversation between U.S. President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. During the call, President Biden affirmed U.S. support for the sovereignty and independence of Iraq and praised the leadership of the PM…

BRUSSELS / KOBLENZ, Germany — The European Parliament’s Foreign Relations Committee issued a statement lamenting the lack of progress in resolving the Syrian crisis and placed the blame solely on Damascus for its obstruction. The committee’s statement stressed that the Syrian regime has blocked any progress in the political negotiations…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The Media Office of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria issued a statement on Tuesday marking the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the barbaric attack by the Islamic State (ISIS) on the Syriac–Assyrian villages of the Khabur River Valley centered around the town…

WASHINGTON – Republican Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8) this week reintroduced to the US House of Representatives resolution H. RES . 1246, “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States policy recognizing the Semele Massacre of 1933.” The reintroduced Resolution (H. Res. 143) would foresee in the House…

TEL TAMR, Syria — The General Command of the Syriac Military Council (Mawtbo Fulḥoyo Suryoyo, MFS) and the Syriac Security Forces (Sutoro) of North and East Syria issued a statement on the 6th anniversary of the resistance of the people of the Khabur River Valley, predominantly inhabited by Syriac–Assyrians, first…

ZALIN, Syria — On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Al-Hurra TV prepared a detailed report on teaching the Syriac language in the schools of the Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) of North and East Syria. The report touched on the work of the Olaf Taw Association, which is preparing…

HASAKAH, Syria — A delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) of North and East Syria, accompanied by a number of representatives from various political party, visited the headquarters of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Hasakah city to extend congratulations to the newly-elected SUP Co-Chairs in Hasakah Canton, Simon…