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LATAKIA, Syria — The Syriac Orthodox Church in Latakia solemnly marked the 110th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, a systematic campaign of mass killings perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people and other Christian communities during World War I. A Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Greek…

BEIRUT — In recent televised appearances and radio interviews, Lebanese journalist Rami Naim issued a stark ultimatum to the region’s power brokers: negotiations with Iran should not proceed until Iran’s clerical regime has fallen. On Suroyo TV’s From Lebanon, Naim described Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as “the root of…

BETH NAHRIN — The Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) has commemorated its 25th anniversary with a stirring call for solidarity among Syriac institutions, urging churches, cultural organizations, and youth groups to unite under a shared strategy for national unity.  Operating under the motto We Will Triumph Through Our…

DARAMSUQ (Damascus)— In a quiet corridor of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour in Daramsuq (Damascus), a decision was signed that carries outsized significance for one of the Middle East’s oldest peoples. On May 29, 2025, decree No. 151 formally authorized the Syriac Cultural Association to operate across all…

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — This week, two patriarchs representing the Churches of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people held high-level discussions with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials, pressing for measures to protect their community’s cultural integrity, political representation, and social welfare. On Tuesday, Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Mar Louis Raphaël I Sako,…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — Under a warm June sky, the Syriac Cultural Association hosted a solemn commemoration of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide in Hasakah, North and East Syria, featuring a theatrical performance and a moving candlelight vigil to honor the hundreds of thousands of Syriacs (Arameans–Assyrians–Chaldeans) who were…

FRANKFURT, Germany — A German court sentenced Syrian doctor Alaa Musa to life in prison after convicting him of crimes against humanity, including torture and murder in Syrian hospitals during the rule of the authoritarian regime of Bashar al-Assad.  The court found Musa, 40, guilty of killing two people and severely injuring eight others in Syrian military hospitals where he worked…

DARAMSUQ — In two solemn observances marking the 110th anniversary of the Sayfo Genocide, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II presided over evening prayers and a candlelight procession at the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate in Bab Touma on Saturday, then celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Martyrs’ Altar in Ma‘arat…

BETH ZALIN and DAYRIK, North and East Syria — As part of the 110th anniversary commemoration of the Sayfo Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people in 1915, the Syriac Union Party (Gabo d’Ḥuyodo Suryoyo, SUP) organized memorial events in Beth Zalin (Qamishli) and Dayrik (Derik /…

IWARDO, Turkey — Residents of Iwardo village in Tur Abdin, southeastern Turkey, gathered at the historic Virgin Mary Church to commemorate the victims of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide. The ceremony reflected on the atrocities committed against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community during that period.  The Virgin Mary Church, once a strategic…