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BAGHDEDE (QARAQOSH), Nineveh Plains – After visiting the city of Bartella earlier this week, candidate in the Iraqi elections of October 8, candidate Joseph Sliwa (List 141) continued his campaign on Friday in the Syriac city of Baghdede. Together with President of the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union Youssef Yacoub Matti,…

By Dr Amine Jules Iskandar Syriac Maronite Union – Tur Levnon Given the complete collapse of the country, the state, and all public and even private institutions, is it still reasonable to expect some kind of hypothetical recovery of our economy? The decomposition of our country is at such an…

AMUDA, GOZARTO, Syria – On Tuesday, the Legislative Council of the Gozarto (Jazira) Region held its sixth regular meeting to discuss the situation in the region and the latest political developments in Syria and the world which affect Syria’s northeastern region. The meeting in Amuda was in the presence of…

BARTELLA / NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq – In the run-up to the elections and as part of the campaign, the Bethnahrain Patriotic Union held a kick-off meeting Tuesday night at its home base of Nineveh Plains in the Syriac city of Bartella to present its party program and ambitions. The meeting…

ANKAWA, Iraq — As the Iraqi parliamentary elections draw closer, candidates are laying out their legislative priorities. The electoral platform of the Bethnahrain Patriotic Union’s (HBA) candidate Joseph Sliwa includes three main themes: Iraqi National Issues, Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian Issues, and Humanitarian Issues. Sliwa has released a number of objectives should he…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — Sama Bakdash, spokesperson for the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in North and East Syria, stated that the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan will have international consequences, particularly in the Middle East, and represents a step backwards in the democratization of central Asia and the Middle East.…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — In an interview with SuroyoTV, member of the Syriac Union Party’s (SUP) executive body Joseph Lahdo discussed the attacks carried out by the Turkish state on the areas of Tel Tamr and Abu Rasayn (Zarkan) in North and East Syria. Lahdo indicated that the occupying…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The Co-Chair of the General Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration (DAA) of North and East Syria, Siham Quryo, confirmed that the Committee for the Amendment of the Charter of the Social Contract will finish its work soon. So far, the Committee has completed the…

BEIRUT – In light of the inability of the Lebanese leaders to form a new government capable of carrying out extensive political and economic reforms, due to obstacles raised by Iran-proxy Hezbollah, president of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) Ibrahim Mrad’s renewed his call for the establishment of a…

Originally published on August 16, 2021, in German by WELT. The original can be found here By Alfred Hackensberger correspondent for WELT Bastian Matteo Scianna works for the Historical Institute of the University of Potsdam and is co-author of “Blutige Enthaltung: Deutschlands Rolle im Syrienkrieg” – a book about German foreign…