Although the Middle East existed for centuries as a majority-Christian region, many now commonly call it "the Muslim world." Its Christian past, as well as its indigenous non-Muslim communities, are often ignored. One such community is the Assyrians, also known as Syriacs. Ancient Mesopotamia was home to a number of different groups of peoples and civilizations.
An ancient Persian inscription, preserved since the inauguration of the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro in 1909, was finally deciphered after remaining untranslated for about 117 years. Furthermore, the discovery was made by professors Alex Mazzanti, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Matheus Treuk, from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj).
Munich -- The Higher Regional Court in Munich has convicted an Iraqi couple, both former members of the Islamic State (ISIS), of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes for their role in the enslavement and torture of two Yezidi girls from Shigur (Sinjar / Shengal) during ISIS's control of territories in Iraq and Syria. The court sentenced the husband, identified as H. S.
Israel has suspended a planned parliamentary vote that would have formally recognized the Assyrian Genocide 1915, which acknowledges only the Armenian victims, delaying a decision that many had viewed as a historic shift in Israeli policy and prompting renewed calls for equal recognition of the Assyrian and Pontic Greek genocides.
Assyrian communities across Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) and the diaspora celebrated the annual Nusardil holiday -- also known as the Feast of God and the Apostles -- with religious services, cultural festivities, and traditional water-splashing celebrations, bringing together families and children in an atmosphere of joy and fellowship.
A carved stone slab standing roughly six feet tall and bearing royal inscriptions from ancient Nineveh has given researchers new material to reconstruct how Neo-Assyrian kings built, marked, and later dismantled their monumental architecture.
Beirut -- Lebanese architect, historian and author Dr. Amine Jules Iskandar, president of the Maronite Union-Tur Levnon (Mount Lebanon), is calling for a renewed commitment to the Syriac language, arguing that its preservation is inseparable from safeguarding Lebanon's historical identity, Christian heritage and cultural continuity.
(AINA) -- The indigenous Assyrian people continue to face immense pressure in their ancestral homeland, the land of Assur, Assyria. Our ancestral homeland remains under the control of authorities who occupy our historic lands and, according to numerous reports from members of our community, are pursuing policies that marginalize the indigenous Assyrian population through intimidation, restrictions...
Baghdad -- Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi declared on Saturday, July 11, 2026, that facilitating the permanent return of displaced Iraqi Christian expatriates stands as a core national and governmental priority.
(AINA) -- The historical relationship between the designations Assyria, Syria, and Syriac has long occupied a central place in discussions of Near Eastern history, historical linguistics, and communal identity.
The independent monitoring body issued its statement following a series of peaceful public demonstrations organized by local residents to protest a persistent delay in the execution of judicial mandates regarding their ancestral property rights.
Following the media coverage of the latest discovery of Assyrian inscriptions in Turkey, some public comments drew special attention. While some commentators claimed these inscriptions belonged to Central Asian Turks, others asserted they were entirely Kurdish writings. To some, these comments might seem trivial and unworthy of serious attention.
(AINA) -- The historical relationship between the designations Assyria, Syria, and Syriac has long occupied a central place in discussions of Near Eastern history, historical linguistics, and communal identity.
Glane, Netherlands (AINA) -- An Assyrian Genocide memorial has been erected at the St. Ephrem Monastery in Glane, Netherlands. This is the 23rd Assyrian Genocide monument in the world. The Assyrian Genocide occurred between 1915 and 1918 during World War One, and was perpetrated by Ottoman Turkey, with the help of Kurds, who were hired as the henchmen of Turkey.
(AINA) -- The Assyrian Arts Institute (AAI) is an organization founded by Nora Betyousef Lacey in 2017 and claims to support Assyrian arts. AAI has sponsored a few events since its founding, including an Assyrian women's choir.
(AINA) -- On July 12 Iraqi president Abdul Latif Rashid repealed the decree recognizing the appointment of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako as head of the Chaldean Catholic Church and which appointed him to the office of the waqf (وقف), the endowment which oversees all church property. The details of the events leading up to this action are exhaustively covered in this report by MEMRI.
(AINA) -- The indigenous Assyrian people continue to face immense pressure in their ancestral homeland, the land of Assur, Assyria. Our ancestral homeland remains under the control of authorities who occupy our historic lands and, according to numerous reports from members of our community, are pursuing policies that marginalize the indigenous Assyrian population through intimidation, restrictions...
(AINA) -- In the realm of International Law, the efficacy of the historical claims of transnational communities does not depend on the moral legitimacy of their narratives, but rather on their rigorous adaptation to prevailing normative categories. The Assyrian cause, backed by a highly mobilized global diaspora, stands at a strategic crossroads of great consequence.
An ancient Persian inscription, preserved since the inauguration of the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro in 1909, was finally deciphered after remaining untranslated for about 117 years. Furthermore, the discovery was made by professors Alex Mazzanti, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Matheus Treuk, from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Uerj).
On 10 June 2026, the NEAstr project team held its second workshop, on the theme of 'Late antique astronomical sciences in medieval compendia'. Few pre-medieval witnesses of late antique scientific works survive, and most manuscripts available to scholars were copied centuries after the composition of the texts.