Israel Recognizes Armenian Genocide

Israel's government unanimously approved Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's proposal on Sunday, June 28, 2026, to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I. The decision also draws attention to parallel atrocities committed against Greeks (including Pontic and Anatolian Greeks) and Assyrians in the same period.

Assyria Under The Achaemenids

Did the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE mark the end of Assyria? A new interdisciplinary study by the Assyrian-Australian Daniel Sada argues that the contemporary Persian evidence tells a fundamentally different story.

Calls Grow for Constitutional Recognition of Assyrian Language in Syria

As discussions continue over the drafting of Syria's future constitution, advocates for the country's indigenous Assyrian community are renewing calls for explicit legal protections for the Assyrian language, arguing that broad constitutional commitments alone are insufficient to preserve one of the world's oldest living languages.

Benched Visibility: Assyrian Players in Iraq's World Cup Squad

By JR Younan

One of my earliest memories is sitting on my mother's lap, watching a football match. Seeing a goal hit the back of the net at an angle only Pythagoras would know, and being submerged in raucous roars that cascaded among family members was exhilarating and unifying.

Assyrian Leaders and Diplomats to Convene for Landmark Nineveh Plains Summit in Canberra

On July 1, 2026, the halls of the Australian Parliament House in Canberra will host a critical geopolitical dialogue as Assyrian leaders, international diplomats, and policymakers convene for the Nineveh Plains Summit.

Patriarch Younan Commemorates Assyrian Genocide

Beirut -- Marking the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost and the annual remembrance of the victims of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide, Assyrian Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan urged Assyrian Christians to remain steadfast in their faith, preserve their ecclesiastical heritage, and strengthen the next generation against the pressures of displacement and cultural assimilation.