Skribent: Sargon Maraha Sweden- Sodertalije — Spelarna i Assyriska FF har lyckats med uppdraget. Idag slog man ضstersund pه Kringlavallen med klara 4-2. Assyriska نr dنrmed tillbaka i fotbollens finrum nنst efter allsvenskan, superettan. Samtliga spelare har visat stort hjنrta och stundtals har det varit en ren njutning att …
Read More »Iraq’s Bishop Will Not Shy From Politics
By Gerald Butt Iraq – churchtimes — Working for interfaith dialogue will be a top priority for the newly-appointed Bishop of Cyprus & the Gulf, the Rt Revd Michael Lewis, when he takes up his post in November (News, 17 August). The new Bishop also intends to immerse himself …
Read More »Assyrian Suffering Overlooked in Iraq
By Charles Rice Iraq – ndsmcobserver — The Assyrians have lived in Iraq since 5,000 B.C. Ethnically distinct from Arabs and Kurds, they are Christians and speak neo-Aramaic, similar to the language of Christ. They include Chaldean Catholic, Apostolic Catholic and Syriac Orthodox churches. “In Iraq,” Chaldean Archbishop …
Read More »Egypt Jails Two Christian Activists for ‘Defaming Islam’
By Charles Rice Cairo – newkerala — An Egyptian court has extended the jail term of two Christian human rights activists who were arrested and imprisoned on charges of defaming Islam last month, a member of a Christian group said Wednesday. The human rights activists, Adel Fawzy Faltas …
Read More »Iraqi Kurd Jailed in Germany for Funding Terrorist Group
Stuttgart – DPA — An Iraqi Kurd who transferred thousands of euros to bombers in Iraq was jailed in Germany Wednesday for two and a half years under a tough new policy of catching second-line supporters of terrorism. At the same time, a trial date was set for …
Read More »Lebanese Bishops Call for Cooperation, Say Country Verges on Collapse
By Doreen Abi Raad EIRUT – Catholic News Service — Lebanon’s Catholic bishops said the country “is on the verge of (an) abyss” and warned that if a new president was not elected within the constitutional schedule “the fate of the nation would be grim.” In a statement, the country’s …
Read More »Syria Joins the Axis of Evil
By John R. Bolton Washington – Wall Street Journal — The six-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program are set to resume on Sept. 27 in Beijing. Since the last session, a raft of “working group” meetings and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea propaganda events have purportedly shown …
Read More »Time for Lebanon to Prove it Deserves to Determine Its Own Destiny
By John R. Bolton Lebanon – The Daily Star — So far, so good: The “ice-breaking” session in Lebanon’s Parliament on Tuesday worked out as well as anyone could have dared to hope. There was the usual showmanship, of course, but the participants engaged in far less rhetorical bravado …
Read More »Syria Pays Price for Aiding Terror
Syria – bostonherald — Israel has just given the world a good example of the virtues of speaking softly and carrying a big stick. This past week Israel launched airstrikes over northern Syria and said absolutely nothing. At last, Syria has to pay real penalties for its aid …
Read More »Assyrian Man Kidnapped, Beaten By Kurdish Militia
Nineveh – ESNA — A member of the Assyrian General Conference (AGC), in the Nineveh district of north Iraq, was attacked by members of the Kurdish Peshmergas (military) on September 4, near the Nineveh hotel. The unidentified man was beaten, verbally abused and taken to a Peshmerga center …
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