BETH NAHRIN

By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California This week, Lebanon witnessed yet another flood of venom in the political discourse of the Shiite camp. The declared stance remains a firm grip on weapons indefinitely, coupled with…

By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar | Architect, Syriac teacher, President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon and Head of External Relations of the Syriac Union Party in Lebanon. In the Levant, Europe’s story took a decisive turn. Here, Homo sapiens from Africa first encountered Neanderthals – exchanging ideas, stone and bone technologies, body…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA, Beth Nahrin — The Democratic Autonomous Administration for the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) issued a statement today reiterating its demands for what it envisions as the new Syria—being, “a pluralistic democratic system, social justice, gender equality, and a constitution that guarantees the rights…

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) — The case of two missing Christian girls in the Syrian capital, Daramsuq (Damascus), continues to raise concern and uncertainty, with no new information available about their fate, months after their disappearance. Caroliss Atallah Nahleh, a young girl from the town of al-Qurayya residing in Jaramana, a suburb…

GOZARTO (JAZIRA) — The official spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Abgar Daoud, affirmed that they have no intention of dividing Syria or seceding from Syrian territory, emphasizing that the unity of Syria’s land and people is one of their core principles.  In an interview with TV channel Al-Hadath, Daoud…

QUNEITRA / DARAMSUQ (Damascus) — The situation in southern Syria continues to deteriorate as Israeli forces launched yet another ground incursion early Sunday morning, this time targeting the towns of Suwaisa and Ain Zaywan in the southern Quneitra countryside. The operation saw Israeli troops raid several homes and fire shots indiscriminately,…

BALAMAND, Lebanon — In a series of high-profile meetings held Saturday at the Patriarchal See in Balamand, Mar John X, Patriarch of Antioch for the Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church, welcomed key political and diplomatic figures to discuss regional developments and extend interfaith solidarity. Among the visitors was Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon,…

ZALIN (QAMISHLI) — The Syriac Union Party (SUP) extended its heartfelt condolences to the Olaf Taw Association for Syriac Language following the passing of the association’s director, Michel Romi, who departed for the heavenly abode on the morning of Friday, July 11, at the age of forty-four, after a battle…

BETH NAHRAIN — In an unprecedented cross-border show of unity, hundreds of Syriac (Chaldean–Assyrian–Aramean) women gathered simultaneously on Saturday in Germany, Syria, and Iraq to launch the Syriac Women’s Conference—a global forum aiming to reclaim women’s historical roles and promote their rights across various communities. Under the slogan, “It is time…

GHOSTA, Lebanon — In the mountains of Ghosta, overlooking the bay of Jounieh, a striking testament to Lebanon’s Syriac Christian heritage rises skyward: a towering 12-meter statue of Jesus Christ, part of a growing spiritual sanctuary known as the Mount of Divine Mercy.  Featured recently in the Suroyo TV Lebanon…