Tel Tamr, Syria -- The Christian Education Committee of the Assyrian Church of the East in Syria has launched a new course to teach the Eastern dialect of the Assyrian language in the town of Tel Tamr, in the heart of the Khabur River Valley in Syria, as part of ongoing efforts to preserve the linguistic, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the Assyrian community.
Utrecht, Netherlands -- In recognition of his exceptional talent and artistic contributions to the Dutch city of Utrecht, the Municipality of Utrecht has decided to name one of the city's streets after the late Assyrian artist Rabi Koria, who was originally from the city of Beth Zalin (Qamishli) and was born to Elias and Virgin Koria.
Canberra -- Organized by the Assyrian National Council and the Young Assyrians in Australia, a summit titled The Policy Summit on the Future of the Nineveh Plains was held on Wednesday at the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra.
Iraq is no longer plagued by a jihadist group, but for Christians, evangelization is almost out of the question. Iraq is not the country it was in 2014, when the Islamic State group threatened Christians and other minorities as it sought to establish a caliphate.
Walking into the ruins of Nimrud, an ancient Assyrian capital in Iraq's Nineveh province, Shafaq News' lens paused to take in what remains of one of the great civilizations in history. To the right stood a winged bull statue, defying the passage of time; ahead lay the throne room of King Ashurnasirpal II, once lined with carved stone slabs recording his battles, building projects, and the foreign...
The dream of unity has long inspired the churches that trace their roots to the ancient Church of the East. Efforts to reach that goal continue, while Christians pray that, in God's time, full unity will one day be realized.