Assyrian news

Beirut, Lebanon (ADO-World.org) –  A Hizbullah delegation offered 700 aid packages to displaced Iraqi Christians in Mount Lebanon during a visit Wednesday to the Archbishopric of Chaldean Assyrians. According to the National News Agency, Chaldean Monsignor Michel Kassarji said during the meeting that “the initiative that Hizbullah offered through its …

BAGHDAD, Iraq (ADO-World.org) – Iraq’s Muslim and Christian religious leaders on Thursday called for a united front in protecting Christians following a spate of attacks against them. Thousands of Christians have fled the capital Baghdad after an assault on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in October in which 52 people were …

(ADO-World.org) ‘They Need Our Help’ Many Germans voiced outrage following the New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on Coptic Christians in Alexandria. But despite the strong words, critics argue that Germany could do more to help Christians seeking asylum. It’s not generally a simple matter for the representative of a religious …

ERBIL, Iraq (ADO-World.org): The Iraqi Ministry of Defense’s decision to train a Christian armed defense force has caused heated reaction from many sectors of society in northern Iraq. Iraqi security officials announced last week that they were working on a plan "to defend churches and the Christian population in Baghdad …

I am watching my people die. On television, in photographs, I see images of hastily built wooden coffins resting upon the shoulders of the anguished. They carry their fathers and mothers, sons and daughters and other relatives to burial grounds where the earth is now crowded with the murdered. Along …

(ADO-World.org) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has created a special state committee for Christians. It is designed to monitor the situation of Iraqi Christians and to assist in solving their problems. The President also ordered the heightening of protection for Christian churches and areas where Christians live in large numbers. Earlier, …

(ADO-World.org) There were attacks on Christians during the Christmas season in other predominately Muslim nations including Afghanistan and Egypt.  An Egyptian government investigation is currently underway into the New Year’s Eve bombing that killed 21 Christian worshipers and injured 70 exiting a church in Alexandria. The United States government condemned …

For Msgr. Sako Benedict XVI’s speech is a source of "encouragement". Christians are"authentic" citizens and should enjoy "all rights" and the most important is religious freedom. "Religious fanaticism" is the greatest threat to the harmonious coexistence between different faiths, peace is based on freedom. Kirkuk, Iraq (ADO-World.org) – In yesterday’s …

(ADO-World.org – Iraq) On Thursday, January 6, 2011, the Iraqi National Security Forces, in cooperation with the Second Military Unit, was able to dismantle five explosive devices and two belts with explosives placed in front of the Mar Gewargis Ancient Assyrian Church of the East in the Al-Dawasa neighborhood of …

(ADO-World.org) A Christian woman who survived an attack on a Baghdad church in October was shot dead in her bed early today by gunmen who made off with money and some of her possessions. Rafah Butros Toma was most likely killed because of her religion, Agence France-Presse reported. The gunmen …