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Baghdad – AINA In the midst of the turmoil and violence, the church of Jesus Christ in Iraq is vibrant and alive, a Southern Baptist worker said in a recent report published Friday. While attacks by insurgents in the war-torn nation has escalated as its first national elections approaches, Southern …

The Lebanese army said in a statement the security positions vacated were in Beirut’s international airport, the capital’s mainly Shi’ite southern suburb and one in northern. Syria, which is under international pressure for its military and security presence in, has around 14,000 troops in its tiny neighbor. The redeployment is …

EU leaders said the aim of the talks – which could take up to 15 years – would be full membership, but Turkey’s entry could not be guaranteed. Discussion between EU leaders on finalising the offer resumes at the two-day summit on Friday morning. EU leaders warned Turkey that it …

“There is a good prospect of a solution on Friday but no guarantee to the outcome in the end and also a temporary stop if negotiations are going in the wrong way,” Zalm said in an interview ahead of a summit meeting of EU leaders here Thursday and Friday. With …

Advertisement In the letter, Archbishop Jean-Pierre Ricard of Bordeaux stressed that “some fundamental rights, in particular religious freedom, are not totally respected in Turkey, despite the reforms undertaken,” according to a statement published by the Episcopal conference. As the European Council will be meeting Dec. 16-17, Archbishop Ricard appealed to …

The Independent Electoral Commission extended a Dec. 10 deadline for submitting candidate lists until Dec. 15 after political groups demanded more time to form alliances and pick candidates, spokesman Farid Ayar said. The deadline already had been extended twice before, he added. Sixty-four of the lists came from political parties, …

In an interview, Yonadem Kana, the leader of the Assyrian Democratic Movement in Iraq and a member of the Iraqi National Council, said the fighters have been deployed near the northern city of Mosul. “We do not want to transform our movement into a militia,” he said. “But if needed, …

Individuals/ Unabhangige Personen????? 1. Hikmat Hakim Organizations/Parteien ?Christian Democratic Party? CDP (Minas Ibrahim) ? ?Assyrian Patriotic Party? APP (Nimrod Baito) ? ?Chaldean Democratic Union? CDU (Fouad Budagh) ? ?Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union HBA/GHB (Giwargis Khoshaba) ? ?Assyrian Democratic Movement – ADM (Younadam Kanna) ? The Syriac Independent Group (Ishu Majid …

? The presentation entitled ?The Plight of the ChaldoAssyrian Christian Community in Iraq? was co-hosted by the Assyrian Democratic Movement and the Jubilee Campaign. The main speakers were Mr John Michael of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, Miss Shamiran Mako of Human Rights Without Frontiers, Professor Eden Naby of the Assyrian …

Assyriska, who have climbed from the lowest Swedish divisions, thought their premier league dreams had been crushed on Sunday when they lost their promotion playoff against Orgryte in the dying minutes of the second. But a football association decision to strip cash-strapped Orebro of its premier league licence is likely …