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QABRE HEWORE, Syria —  The Mor Jirjis Church in the Drejik village in the countryside of Qabre Hewore (Qahtaniyah), North and East Syria was subjected to a failed robbery attempt. After a robbery report was received by the Syriac Security Forces (Sutoro) in Qabre Hewore (Qahtaniyah), the Sutoro went to…

BEIRUT / NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has launched an initiative to take in Syrian refugees from Lebanon and bring them to its territories. The Christian Front in Lebanon has welcomed the move, which seeks to address the Syrian crisis and…

ERBIL, Iraq — Six Chaldean–Syriac–Assyrian political parties have written to Ricardo Rodriguez, Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Regional Office in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), outlining their political stance on the forthcoming elections in the KRI. In the letter, the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union Party (Huyodo…

ZAKHO, Iraq — The family of Syriac Sargon Salem Ablahad, an American citizen who traveled from the US to visit his relatives in Iraq, is in shock after his body was found in a hospital in Baghdad. Ablahad, hailing from Omra (Deira Shish) village in Zakho, had been missing for…

BETH NAHRIN — On the Babylonian Syriac-Assyrian New Year, Akitu 6773, the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo D’Bethnahrin, MUB) issued a statement, in which it indicated to the greatness of this historic holiday when the Syriac-Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramean people developed agriculture, civilization, heritage and art in the entire region of Beth Nahrin…

BETH NAHRIN— On 6th January, the Syriac (Aramean-Chaldean-Assyrian) people, in Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) and diaspora, celebrated Epiphany, which coincides with Christmas, according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar.  The Syriac people in Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) still adhere to rituals of religious holidays, including Epiphany. Hundreds of Syriac people attended the Divine…

ERBIL, Iraq — Activists from the Syriac village of Armota in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) recounted some of the tragedies of the villagers as a result of the brutal Iranian bombardment of the area. Despite the cessation of the Iranian bombing of northern Iraq, the people of the…

NORTH AND EAST SYRIA — The General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of North and East Syria Mazloum Abdi received commander of U.S. Central Command Lieutenant-General Michael Kurilla and his  delegation on Thursday.  The pair discussed the security concerns posed by the continuous Turkish threats to the region…

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…