POLITICS

ARBA’ILO (ARBIL)— Two leading Assyrian organizations in Europe on Tuesday issued a joint statement denouncing the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s decision to officially recognize Hawpa, a fringe Kurdish movement that has embraced fascist symbols and anti-minority rhetoric.    In a communiqué addressed to Iraqi and international audiences, the Union of Assyrian…

WASHINGTON — In early June 2025, Coptic Solidarity, a global initiative for religious freedom and minority rights, hosted a high-level panel to discuss Syria’s transition after the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8, 2024. Among the keynote speakers was Bassam Ishak, a prominent Syrian Christian leader and advocate for…

ACHRAFIEH, BEIRUT – In the aftermath of the overnight Israeli airstrikes on strategic targets in Iran, the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP) held its regular party meeting today. In the statement delivered by the party’s Vice-President Leila Latte afterwards, the party is clear about the five concrete steps the Lebanese state…

ANKAWA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq / BARTELLA, Iraq — In a festive atmosphere marked by both public and official participation, the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) celebrated its 29th founding anniversary over two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, at its headquarters in Ankawa and Bartella. President of the…

SUWAYDA, Syria — A wide-ranging civil and political conference held in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda concluded with a series of recommendations, the most notable being the formation of a negotiation team to engage with the central government in Daramsuq (Damascus). The team would represent all of Suwayda’s political,…

JERUSALEM — Argentine President Javier Milei announced plans to relocate Argentina’s embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, placing his nation among a select group of countries that have made the controversial move despite widespread international objections. Speaking before Israel’s Knesset during his second official visit, Milei confirmed that the relocation…

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…

MADRID — The US-led International Coalition’s Small Group convened in Madrid to address the persistent threats posed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and beyond. The meeting, chaired by Alberto Ucelay, Spain’s Deputy Director-General for Foreign and Security Policy, emphasized the importance of international collaboration in combating the terrorist…

BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — A high-level delegation of European Parliament members, human rights advocates, and legal professionals from the French organization Lawyers Without Borders visited the Foreign Relations Commission of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) this week. The talks…

WASHINGTON D.C. — During a congressional hearing on Thursday, Dr. Michael Rubin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum, delivered a stark warning: Turkey’s persistent refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide is far more than an insult to history, it…