(AINA) -- There were three Assyrian empires in BC times. The first was from 2000 BC to 1750 BC; the second was from 1365 BC to 1076 BC; the third and most famous and influential was called the Neo-Assyrian Empire, ruling from 911 BC to 609 BC. The following video from the History Time youtube channel presents the history of the neo-Assyrian empire. ...
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for the protection of Christian minorities in Syria, following the terrorist attack on the Church of Prophet Elijah in Damascus on June 22, which claimed the lives of 25 people and left dozens injured.
By James Osborne
Perceptions of ancient Mesopotamia -- the birthplace of the world's first civilisations, which emerged more than 4,000 years ago across what is now Iraq -- are dominated by stories of divine kings, their monumental stepped ziggurats, and vast libraries brimming with forgotten knowledge.
Detroit -- On June 8, Peter Essa completed the first 100 years of his life. He was born and raised in Detroit. Together with his wife, Samira, with whom he also celebrated his 67th wedding anniversary on June 8, they have three sons and a daughter, reports Chaldean News. Essa is the only living Chaldean-American veteran of World War II.
The final rites of Mar Aprem Metropolitan, the Archbishop of the Assyrian Church of the East, was held in Thrissur on Thursday with full State honours. The funeral proceedings began at 7 a.m. with a Holy Mass at Marth Mariam Cathedral. The first phase of the funeral service concluded by 11 a.m. A ceremonial public homage procession (Nagari kanikkal) started from the cathedral at 11 a.m.
George Ishoh, a goldsmith originally from an Assyrian family from Hasakah, North and East Syria, is the latest victim of lawlessness and security breakdown in Hmoth (Homs). He was shot dead by masked gunmen outside his home in the al-Mahatta neighborhood on Wednesday evening.
The Ministry of Higher Education in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has approved the opening of a Syriac Language Department, in its Eastern dialect (Sureth), at the College of Education at Nohadra (Dohuk) University, starting from the current academic year.
Starting modestly at the city of Ashur, the ancient Assyrian state became a regional power with the Old Assyrian Empire from the late 21th century to the mid 18th century BC. Later, Assyria became a huge political entity, which, during the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911-608 BC), reached from the Caucasus (the present-day Armenia) to the Nile (Egypt).
By Richard Ghazal
On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber entered Saint Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus during a packed evening worship service and unleashed unimaginable carnage. After opening fire on the congregation, the attacker detonated an explosive vest, killing nearly 30 people and injuring more than 60.
Thrissur, India -- Mar Aprem Metropolitan, who had led the Assyrian Church of the East in India for five decades, died July 7 following a brief hospitalization for age-related ailments in Thrissur, Kerala. He was 85. The funeral and other rituals will be decided after consulting with the Church leaders in Iraq, the Church sources in Thrissur said.
Wiesbaden, Germany -- Members of the Syriac (Chaldean-Syriac-Assyrian) community in Germany gathered on Saturday for a vigil in Wiesbaden's central square to honor the martyrs of the June 22 terrorist attack that targeted the Mar Elias Greek (Rûm) Orthodox Church in the Douileh neighborhood of Daramsuq (Damascus), Syria. The vigil, held at 6:00 p.m.
The Khabur Genocide remains one of the darkest and most tragic chapters in the recent history of the Syriac--Assyrian community. This extensive report, meticulously compiled by the Khabur Committee, seeks to document in comprehensive detail the events, experiences, and enduring impacts of the genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2015 that took place along the Khabur River Valley.