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SALAH AL-DIN, Iraq — Iraqi and German archaeologists have launched a new excavation project in the ancient city of Assur, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to uncover further insights into the heart of the Assyrian Empire. The excavation, led by a team of specialists from Iraq and Germany, seeks to…

BAGHDAD — Speaking from the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein announced the return of ancient artifacts to the Baghdad Museum from Japan and Switzerland. The recovered items include the statue of the sun god, Maran Shamash, rare murals from the 8th century BC linked to ancient…

Naum “Faiq” Palakh was born in Omid (Diyarbakir) in 1868 in the Ottoman Empire. As a member of the Syriac Orthodox Church he was educated at the local Syriac school established by the Brotherhood of Ancient Syrians (Suryani). He learned Classical West Syriac, Ottoman-Turkish, and Arabic. During his formative years…

This article was originally published by This Is Beirut on 26 January 2025. The original can be found here. Related articles: The Codex Rabulensis — Part 1 | Part 2. By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon Written in the year 586, the Codex…

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – On the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, the European Syrian Union (ESU) issued a statement calling the Holocaust one of the darkest periods in human history. The ESU “remembers with deep sorrow the millions of Jews and other innocent victims who lost their lives due to the…

This article was originally published by This Is Beirut on 18 January 2025. The original can be found here. Related articles: The Codex Rabulensis — Part 1 | Part 3. By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon From the overall composition to the smallest…

LOS ANGELES — In a touching ceremony held on 22 January in Los Angeles, Syriac veteran Gawriye Bekdaş received recognition from the South Korean and Turkish consulates in Los Angeles, California, USA, for his bravery and sacrifices during the Korean War (1950–1953). A member of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community and…

This article was originally published by This Is Beirut on 22 December 2024. The original can be found here. Related Articles: The Codex Rabulensis — Part 2 | Part 3. By Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar President of the Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon The Codex Rabulensis is the oldest illuminated…

NIMRUD, Iraq — Archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered two significant structures within the grand Temple of Ninurta in the ancient city of Nimrud, located in northern Iraq. The discovery sheds new light on the storied history of this Assyrian metropolis, which was ravaged by the Islamic State…

KHORSABAD, Iraq — The rich cultural heritage of the Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian people continues to reveal its historical significance, as archaeologists uncover new sites in Dur Sharukin, a prominent ancient Assyrian city. Known today as Khorsabad, the site is located in northern Iraq and dates back to the reign of King Sargon…