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Assyrian, Kurdish Parties Unite Election Boycott, Citing Constitutional Concerns
Chaldean, Assyrian, and Armenian Representatives Condemn Iraqi Supreme Court Ruling
The Syriac World, In Search of a Forgotten Christianity
Six More Assyrian Parties Announce Boycott of Kurdistan Elections
Iraqi Assyrian Shares American Dream With Other Middle Eastern Refugees
Shura Council Condemns Iraqi Federal Supreme Court Ruling
Chaldean Patriarch Urges Preservation of Rights for Iraq's Diverse Communities
Several Assyrian Parties to Boycott Kurdistan's Upcoming Elections
Stockholm Denies Asylum: 84-Year-old Iraqi Assyrian Dies on Repatriation Flight
Hope for 'Great Revival' of Christianity in Iran
Assyrians in Iraq Still Fearing Insecurity
Assyrian Fighter Beheads ISIS Militant in Retaliation
Cardinal Sako on 'Surprising' Reality in Riyadh, Blessing of Christian Migrants
Syriac Union Party's Fourth Conference Kicks Off in Syria
Attack on the Assyrian Defense Forces Must Be Condemned: Kurdish Party
Turkish Drones Kill Three Assyrians in Syria
Assyrian Parties in Talks With Iraqi Top Court to Amend Controversial Ruling
Assyrians Blame Kurdish Parties for Losing Quota Seats in Iraq Court Ruling
Assyrian Iraqi Politician Slams 'Oppressive' Court Ruling on Minority Seats
Assyrians Denounce Iraq's Federal Court Decision to Eliminate Parliamentary Quota Seats
Turkish Party Asks UNESCO to Investigate Violations of Linguistic Rights
Assyrian, Greek, Armenian Genocide Recognition and Education in Australia
From Mycenae to Mesopotamia: Ancient Greek Relations With Assyria
The West Pushed Assyrians to Leave Their Ancestral Lands
Australian Federal Liberal Party Adopt Recognizes Assyrian Genocide
Reborn From Destruction
Life Sentence Sought for Man for Killing Assyrian Taxi Driver in Turkey
Some Assyrians Are Returning to Iraq
Assyrian Bentrish Satarzadeh Appointed a California Superior Court Judge
How Difficult is it to Be a Christian in Turkey?
Don't Forget About the Persecuted Christians of Iraq and Syria
St Isaac the Assyrian: Desert Hermit Whose Voice Resonates Across Centuries
Assyria And Assyrians: the Story Of My People
Iraq's Assyrian Exodus Leaves Churches Empty in the South
Assyrians Observe Nineveh Fast for Peace in Middle East
Chaldean Catholic Church Head Urges Iraqi Government to Ensure Justice for Assyrians
Assyrian Father and Son Graduate Together From University
Assyrian Businessman Killed In Erbil Attack
Patriarch Sako Calls for Withdrawal of Sectarian Militias From the Nineveh Plain
Cardinal Sako Appeals for Church Unity to Save Iraq's Christian Population
A Chronicle of Christian Suffering in Syria
Syrian Groups Condemn Turkish Attacks in Northeast Syria
Syria's Assyrians: Grave Reality and Uncertain Future
What If the West Only Accepted Christian Refugees from the Muslim World?
Syriac Military Council celebrates 11th anniversary
Assyrian Nun Dies After Falling Down Stairs At Monastery
Assyrian MP Verbally Attacked By Turkish Nationalists
Assyrian Student Helps Non-English Speakers Get Medical Care
Turkey Continues to Attack Our People: Syrian Bishop
Newly Launched News Channel in Iraq Tries to Preserve the Assyrian Language
How Assyrians Shaped the Ancient Near East
Assyrians Increasingly Moving Back to Turkey
Chaldean Cross Erected in San Diego
Assyrian MP Verbally Harassed in Turkish Parliament for Christmas Greetings in Assyrian
Assyrian Arts Institute's Christmas Album Aims for the Charts
Assyrians 'Essential' to Iraq, Say Church Leaders
Assyrian Party Holds Congress in Iraq, Calls for Autonomy
Patriarch Sako Condemns 'Unjust' Court Rejection of Case Against Iraqi President
St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
Ancient Assyrian Artefacts Should Not Be Returned to Iraq
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Assyrian, Kurdish Parties Unite Election Boycott, Citing Constitutional Concerns

In a joint statement released today, representatives of various Christian communities, including Chaldeans, Assyrians, Syrians, and Armenians, alongside prominent Kurdish political entities, expressed their solidarity in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (PDK) decision to refuse to participate in the upcoming elections.

Chaldean, Assyrian, and Armenian Representatives Condemn Iraqi Supreme Court Ruling

Representatives of Chaldean, Assyrian, and Armenian civil society organizations issued a joint statement during a press conference on Saturday. The statement was directed at the international community, UN human rights organizations, the European Union in Iraq, the US Representative in Iraq, all Iraqi embassies and consulates in the Kurdistan Region, as well as the three Iraqi presidencies and...

The Syriac World, In Search of a Forgotten Christianity

By Alberto M. Fernandez

A little over a century ago, in his 1920 encyclical Principi Apostolorum Petro, Pope Benedict XV declared the 4th century poet, theologian, and writer, Saint Ephrem the Syrian, the Deacon of Edessa, to be a Doctor of the Church, a high and rare honor of the universal church.

Six More Assyrian Parties Announce Boycott of Kurdistan Elections

Six Christian political parties on Thursday announced that they would not take part in the Kurdistan Region's upcoming general elections due to the elimination of the quota seats by an Iraqi top court, joining several other Christian and Turkmen political parties.

Iraqi Assyrian Shares American Dream With Other Middle Eastern Refugees

By Jeff Zevely

EL CAJON, Calif. -- In 2011, an East County refugee who couldn't speak English found a home in the United States. In this Zevely Zone, I went to El Cajon to meet a special person who is spending her life paying it forward. The work being done at the Chaldean Community Council is so important, that the City of El Cajon leases the large building to the organization for just a dollar a year.

Shura Council Condemns Iraqi Federal Supreme Court Ruling

The Shura Council of Kurdistan Region on Thursday released a statement on the recent Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruling. "The decision made by the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, in contravention of the constitution and laws, establishes it as a superior authority above all other powers, leading to a multitude of unfavorable consequences, encompassing legal, political, and social dimensions," the...


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