BETH NAHRIN

IRAQ – Three Assyrians have died in a tragic car accident on the road from Nohadra (Duhok) in northern Iraq to Baghdad. The deceased are the Swedish couple James Sanharib Mikhail (49) and Maranita William (34), and their driver Dinkha Khoshaba. James Sanharib Mikhail and his wife Maranita lived in…

ALQOSH, Iraq — The Syriac Directorate of Culture and Arts in Nohadra (Duhok), in collaboration with the Chaldean Church of Alqosh and the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, hosted a children’s festival to mark International Children’s Day. Held in the courtyard of the historic monastery in Nineveh Plains, the festival…

HMOTH, Syria — The International Federation of Alawite Organizations (IFAO) issued a statement condemning the violent acts committed against Alawite civilians in in Tel Kalakh, Hmoth (Homs) Countryside, Syria on the evening of 10 June. In its statement, the Federation strongly denounced the attacks on Alawite civilians, emphasizing that this crime…

BETH ZALIN, North and Syria / BAGHDEDE, Iraq — On the 110th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and its Kurdish tribal allies against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria and the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA)…

BEIRUT — As part of his visit to Lebanon, French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea, in Maarab.    The French delegation included French Ambassador to Lebanon Hervé Magro, political and media attaché Romain Calvary, and political attaché Marie Favral.    The meeting was attended…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — Days after the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria’s Education Authority (DAARNES) and Syria’s Ministry of Education finalized an agreement on 9 June to coordinate Preparatory and Secondary Certificate examinations, students in North and East Syria are already…

The Khabur Genocide remains one of the darkest and most tragic chapters in the recent history of the Syriac–Assyrian community. This extensive report, meticulously compiled by the Khabur Committee, seeks to document in comprehensive detail the events, experiences, and enduring impacts of the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS)…

BETH NAHRIN — Against the backdrop of ongoing political and security instability in the Middle East that affect all citizens, particularly Christians, Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mar Ignatius Youssef III Younan highlighted in an interview with ACIMENA, the repercussions of recent developments in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. Mor Youssef Younan described the…

HASAKAH, North and East Syria — Restoration efforts are ongoing at St. George Syriac Orthodox Cathedral in Hasakah, located in Gozarto (Jazira) Canton, North and East Syria. The work aims to restore the cathedral’s historical and architectural significance. The church was originally built after the 1915 Sayfo Genocide, during which…

BANDAWAYA, Iraq – In an effort to build community and strengthen cultural identity, the Beth Nahrain Youth Organization hosted a recreational youth trip to the scenic region of Bandawaya, a valley north of Mosul, this week. The event drew young Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian men and women from various towns and villages, united…