Assyrian news

Newyork Times ? QAMISHLI – Syria,The Iraqi election next month may be evoking skepticism in much of the world, but here in northeastern Syria, home to concentrations of several ethnic minorities, it is evoking a kind of earnest hope. “I believe democracy in Iraq must succeed,” Vahan Kirakos, a Syrian …

BANDA ACEH – Indonesia -AFP Confirmed deaths from Asia‘s tsunami catastrophe soared past 70,000 and experts predicted much worse to come as the world’s biggest ever relief operation stuttered into life against enormous odds.With 71,763 dead, rotting corpses, smashed sewers, contaminated water and a lack of food and shelter, along …

? JAKARTA – AFP Le bilan des raz-de-mar?e qui ont frapp? dimanche plusieurs milliers de kilom?tres de rivages de l’Asie du Sud et du Sud-Est n’a cess? de s’alourdir mercredi avec plus de 80.000 morts d?j? recens?s mais la Croix Rouge s’attend ? plus de 100.000 victimes.L’?v?nement Le nombre des …

Qamishli is experiencing a new restlessness and even protests.?QAMISHLI, Syria, Dec. 28 – The Iraqi election next month may be evoking skepticism in much of the world, but here in northeastern Syria, home to concentrations of several ethnic minorities, it is evoking a kind of earnest hope. “I believe democracy …

The United Nations has begun its largest ever relief operation in response to the Asian quake disaster. Disaster assessment teams have fanned out to the affected countries and local branches are distributing emergency aid, says the organisation. The UN says it faces an unprecedented challenge in co-ordinating distribution of aid …

BAGHDAD, Iraq, AP Security concerns kept many Iraqi Christians away from church Christmas Day, while U.S. troops in Baghdad celebrated the holiday as traditionally as possible feasting on turkey and then relaxing at the pool table or computer screen. At one Baghdad church, worshippers walked past armed security guards to …

Zinda MagazineOf the more than 3 million Iraqi expatriates living in 14 countries, there are an estimated 800,000 eligible voters.? Half a million of these are expected to join their countrymen(women) on 30 January to elect a 275-member assembly that will appoint a government and draft a constitution.?? The majority …

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AFP) Muslims and Christians thronged the streets of Bethlehem united in Christmas celebration and in the hope that this festive season would herald a new dawn after four years of violence. PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas journeyed from Ramallah for the annual Christmas Eve mass, the first time …

IRAQ-MOSUL Iraqi security forces In Najaf stormed a house?early Wednesday, leaving one suspect and one policeman dead, police said.?According to the AP, police said they detained another four suspects after they stormed their hideout. Meanwhile, the U.S.?Army opened an investigation Wednesday into the cause of?Tuesday’s blast in a mess tent …

Washington -Iraq-BBCUS Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has come under pressure over the attack at a US base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that killed 22 people. Investigations so far suggest the blast was caused by a suicide bomber, the Pentagon chief told a news conference. Journalists asked Mr …