http://www.aina.org/News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.en-us07/03/2026Tel 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 Assyhttp://www.aina.org/news/20260703111002.htm07/02/2026Rabi Koria.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.http://www.aina.org/news/20260702142706.htm07/02/2026Canberra -- 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.http://www.aina.org/news/20260702121939.htm07/02/2026Archbishop Warda celebrating Mass. ( Aid to the Church in Need)Iraq is no longer plagued by a jihadist group, but for Christians, evangelization is almost out of the question.http://www.aina.org/news/20260702121700.htm07/01/2026Walking 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.http://www.aina.org/news/20260701163442.htm07/01/2026His Holiness Awa III Royel, catholicos patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East. ( ACI MENA)The dream of unity has long inspired the churches that trace their roots to the ancient Church of the East.http://www.aina.org/news/20260701105414.htm07/01/2026A Presbyterian church in Tehran is set to be seized, after residents in the church compound were ordered to leave their homes and worshippers told to find a different church.http://www.aina.org/news/20260701104613.htm07/01/2026Brussels -- Christian leaders and human rights advocates warned members of the European Parliament that Iraq's ancient Christian communities remain under severe pressure despite the military defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group and urged European institutions to take concrete steps to safeguard one of the world's oldest Christian populhttp://www.aina.org/news/20260701103659.htm06/30/2026For centuries, the craggy valleys and limestone ridges south of Duhok province, along the borders with Mosul, have discreetly preserved the remains of one of the most advanced engineering systems of antiquity.http://www.aina.org/news/20260630135542.htm06/30/2026In response to an appeals issued on Monday by residents of the Assyrian village of Keshkawa (AINA 2026-06-29), three Assyrian political parties in Nohadra (Duhok) released a joint statement condemning renewed encroachments on the village's lands and calling for the enforcement of court rulings that ordered an end to the violations.http://www.aina.org/news/20260630103218.htm06/29/2026A new study has found that Turkey's consulate in Jerusalem operates from a property owned not by Turkey, but by the Syriac church, a community whose members were among the victims of Ottoman-era massacres more than a century ago.http://www.aina.org/news/20260629153926.htm06/29/2026Archaeologists in Iraq's Nineveh province have announced the discovery of a rare Assyrian stele dating to the reign of King Ashurbanipal, shedding new light on the ancient capital's urban achievements nearly 2,600 years ago.http://www.aina.org/news/20260629140703.htm06/29/2026The Assyrian village of Kashkawa in north Iraq. ( Mesopotamia Heritage)Residents of the Assyrian village of Kashkawa in the Nahla Valley have issued a public appeal calling for immediate intervention after Kurdish settlers have once again cultivated disputed village lands despite court rulings ordering the encroachments to be removed.http://www.aina.org/news/20260629101457.htm06/28/2026Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar called the recognition "a moral and historical duty," adding, "It's never too late to do the right thing." The resolution is expected to proceed to the Knesset.http://www.aina.org/news/20260628134735.htm06/28/2026Did 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.http://www.aina.org/news/20260628131203.htm