POLITICS
A Palestinian Snack Company Faces Backlash Over Controversial Ad Depicting the Last Supper
JERUSALEM – A leading Palestinian snack company has come under fire from Christian communities in Arab areas and beyond for a now-deleted advertisement that parodied Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” replacing the iconic Christian imagery with sheep-headed figures and popular snack products. The ad, released by Al-Qasrawi Commercial and…
Read More »Former Assyrian KRG Minister Johnson Siyawash: Either we govern our Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian national home now, or we will become permanent guests in our own land
ANKAWA, ARBA’ILO (ERBIL), Iraq — Jonson Siyawash, a former Assyrian Minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government under (then) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, issued a forceful statement this week calling for an emergency summit that brings together Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian church patriarchs, civil society institutions, political leaders, and parliamentarians. He declared that the…
Read More »Fawza Youssef: “We noted ease and openness in dealing with new Syrian government”
ZALIN, Syria — Co-Chair of the negotiation team of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAARNES) Fawza Youssef stated in an interview with Al-Yaum TV that the atmosphere between the DAARNES delegation and the Syrian government was positive. The Autonomous Administration delegation observed a sense of welcome, ease and…
Read More »Sovereign Front for Lebanon endorses Nawaf Salam’s position on militia disarmament
BEIRUT — The Sovereign Front for Lebanon affirmed the advocacy group’s alignment with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s recent statements regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah and other militias in Lebanon. In its statement, the Front stressed that Salam’s positions reflect the sentiments of many Lebanese, who are increasingly frustrated with uncontrolled weapons—particularly those…
Read More »European Syriac Union and Bethnahrin National Council brief Austrian MP Gudrun Kugler on national struggle and request support
VIENNA — On Thursday, representatives of the European Syriac Union (ESU) met with Dr. Gudrun Kugler, Member of Parliament for the Austrian People’s Party (Österreichische Volkspartei – ÖVP), to discuss the situation and latest developments concerning the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people across the regions of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia). The meeting, held…
Read More »Bethnahrin National Council to mark 25 years of advocacy with Silver Jubilee Celebration
BETH NAHRIN — The Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB), which has long championed the rights and freedoms of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, is gearing up to celebrate its Silver Jubilee. The festivities will be held in collaboration with various political, religious, and cultural organizations from the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean)…
Read More »USUP President Ibrahim Mrad: Situation in Lebanon is going from bad to worse
SID EL-BAOUCHRIECH, Lebanon — After last night’s Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, reportedly targeting drone factories operated by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, Ibrahim Mrad, President of the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), issued a stark warning. In a statement released today, he described Lebanon’s situation as increasingly…
Read More »US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria Envoy Tom Barrack visits Israel, Turkish Defense Minister Güler rules out Turkish withdrawal from Syria
TEL AVIV / ANKARA — US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrak met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials during a visit to Israel, while Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler reaffirmed Ankara’s position against withdrawing its troops from Syrian territory. Barak’s visit…
Read More »Syriac Union Party Co-Chair Sanharib Barsom criticizes US support for integration of foreign fighters into Syrian Army
BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — Sanharib Barsom, Co-Chair of the Syriac Union Party (SUP) and a member of the delegation representing the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region in North and East Syria (DAARNES) in negotiations with the Syrian government, has criticized the US decision to approve the…
Read More »Siham Quryo on fundamental role of women in North and East Syria: “We’ve seen what a group of determined women can accomplish in a war-torn and challenging environment … Imagine what we could achieve with broader partnerships”
BETH ZALIN, North and East Syria — In an interview aired Monday on Rojava TV, Co-Chair of the Democratic Peoples’ Council in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) Siham Quryo emphasized the crucial role women have played in administrative institutions and civil society…
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IRAQ: Beth Nahrain Organization for Women organizes camps in Baghdede and Bartella to promote political engagement and leadership
BAGHDEDE and BARTELLA, Iraq — The Beth Nahrain Organization for Women (BNOW) recently organized …
