Assyrian news

The historic Assyrian political aspirations for a self-administered area in the plains of Nineveh in the environs of Mosul were officially endorsed by the Baghdad Conference of October 2003. Officially known as the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Conference, the Baghdad conference was jointly sponsored by the Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) and …

Le Moyen-Orient est soumis aux changements et nous, les habitants originels de la M?sopotamie, nous y serons ?galement confront?s. Nos futurs livres d?histoire  parleront de la p?riode actuelle comme d?terminante pour notre peuple. Un coup d?oeil sur l?ann?e ?coul?e montre combien la lutte pour la reconnaissance de notre peuple  fut …

Senior security officials met local leaders as part of efforts to restore order, and a Reuters correspondent touring the town saw a badly damaged railway station, and schools and public offices that had been wrecked or burnt.The violence in Kameshli, an ethnically mixed town near the Turkish and Iraqi border, …

Witnesses said at least three of the victims died on Friday in a stampede as panicked fans tried to escape the fighting. More than 100 others have been injured in the violence. State-run Syrian Radio reported the deaths as it began live coverage of the match, which was quickly called …

The signing ceremony for the interim constitution, delayed once because of terrorist attacks and again because of a political deadlock, unfolded without a hitch inside the fortified confines of the American compound. Each of the 25 members of the Iraqi Governing Council signed it or had a representative do so. …

These people, affirming today their respect for international law, especially having been amongst the founders of the United Nations, working to reclaim their legitimate place among nations, have endeavoured at the same time to preserve the unity of their homeland in a spirit of fraternity and solidarity in order to …

Indeed, two representatives of the Assyrian Democratic Organization were on a European tour, in order to meet Assyro-Chaldean people to inform them about the current situation in Iraq and in Syria and to tell them the conclusions of the Assyrian Chaldean Syriac conference, which was held in Baghdad from 22 …

The lecture was the first public lecture to be held by any non-government political organization to analyze the political conditions in Syria, to criticize the government, and offer solutions on how to solve the current ambiguity in the national identity of the people in Syria. The lecture was attended by …

Bishop Emmanuel-Karim Delly, 76, was elected at a synod of 22 bishops called to Rome by Pope John Paul II to break a deadlock in the choice of a successor to Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid, who died in July after a long illness. He was 81. The new patriarch took …

Under the auspice of Dr. Ayad Alawi, the recurring President of the Iraqi Governing Council, and under the slogan “Our Unity and Our National Rights in Iraq,” the Chaldean Syriac Assyrian General Conference in Baghdad was held between October 22-24, 2003. Among the participants were Mr. Yonadam Kanna, the representative …