Patriarch of the Chaldean Church Mar Louis Raphaël Sako issued a statement, on 13 November, calling on the Assyrians to unite their voice. This urgent patriarchal call comes against the backdrop of parliamentary elections held earlier this week.
During a recent visit to Iraq with an Assyrian-American delegation, we met with members of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), including the Minister of Investment, Dr. Mohammad Shukri. Our discussions focused on the Kurdistan Region's forward-looking investment laws and the immense potential for diaspora-led economic engagement.
The Assyrian language is one of the oldest living Semitic languages and forms the cornerstone of the identity of the Assyrian people. In Iraq, the government of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq (KRI) has shown notable commitment to preserving this linguistic and cultural heritage by incorporating Assyrian into school curricula within full Assyrian-language instruction at educational institutions.
The Syriac Orthodox Church of Bartella (also Baritle) in the Nineveh Plains announced the launch of a traditional cuisine festival held under the slogan "Our Heritage, Our Identity." The event brings together the people of Baritle to showcase the region's well-known Assyrian traditional dishes, in addition to highlighting the traditional AssyrianAssyrian attire ("Jule d'Bartellaye") by encouraging...
Alqosh is a city of approximately 15,000 inhabitants, located in northern Iraq, 45 kilometers from Mosul, on the border with Iraqi Kurdistan. It is in the Nineveh Plains administrative region. It is a center of Christianity, particularly for Assyrian Chaldeans (non-Catholics), some of whom joined the Chaldean Catholic Church in Rome in the 19th century.
Syria -- The Democratic Autonomous Administration of the Region of North and East Syria (DAARNES) has officially incorporated the Assyrian language into its website, in accordance with the provisions of its Social Contract.