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ANKAWA, Iraq— On World Day for Cultural Diversity, the Soraya Foundation for Culture and Media and the Chaldean Cultural Society held the first Diversity Festival in Ankawa on Monday, at Ur Hall, with the participation of the Erbil Youth Voluntary Team. The festival began with opening the art exhibition and…

TEHRAN — Amnesty International issued a statement regarding deaths in Iranian prisoners due to what activists have described as Iran’s deliberate failure to treat their illnesses properly. Amnesty stated that deaths resulting from the deliberate denial of health care amounted to extrajudicial executions. The lack of accountability represents another example…

DARAMSUQ (DAMASCUS) – Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mar Ignatius Aphrem II received both Patriarch Mar Raphael Louis Sako and Patriarch Mar Ignatius Joseph III Younan, and discussed with them the situation of Christians in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq and the challenges they face in light of the difficulties and crises afflicting…

HOLEB, RAQQA, DAYRO ZCURO, DRUCO, HEMTO, Syria — The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) stated that during 2021, 241 people were killed and 228 others were injured in Syria due to exploding mines from war remnants, especially in agricultural lands. According to statistics from the Euromed Monitor for Human…

ZALIN, Syria – Bahar organization held a dialogue session attended by representatives of all local institutions of the Beth Nahrin National Council on Wednesday in Zalin (Qamishli). The dialogue session covered four themes. First, to identify the problems facing the Syriac component in the process of social cohesion and peacebuilding.…

BERLIN — On Wednesday, with the participation of 15 countries and four international organizations, the work of the Second Berlin Conference on Libya took place The participants included the newly formed Libyan government, the U.S., Russia, China, the U.K., Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, and the United…

KERKESLOKH, Iraq — The Iraqi Oil Ministry on Wednesday issued a statement announcing that two oil wells in Kerkeslokh (Kirkuk) had been hit by a terrorist attack resulting in casualties among security personnel. The Ministry said in a statement that the Bai Hassan field outside Kerkeslokh was hit by terrorist…

AL-HOL, Syria — With violent incidents at Al-Hol Refugee Camp reaching an uncontrolled level, sheikhs and elders of the tribes in Al-Hol area called on the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Internal Security Forces (ISF) of North and East Syria to intervene and impose stricter security measures in the…

TEL AVIV / TEHRAN — As the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden continues to pursue diplomacy, albeit reserved, with Iran over the nuclear deal signed by former President Obama and abandoned by former President Trump, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated in an interview with News Max that…

KERKESLOKH, Iraq — The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Kerkeslokh (Kirkuk) Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior managed to arrest three prominent members of the Islamic State (ISIS). According to the statement, one suspect “Tariq”, was an intelligence officer…