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By Jennie Miller Southfield, Michigan – AINA ++ The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is set to host its fourth annual Chaldean Festival outside the Southfield Civic Center June 5-7. But this year will be unlike any other, as changes have been made. A full carnival will join the cultural …

South Australia – Greekreporter ++ The Turkish ambassador to Australia said that relations between the two countries will be affected following the decision by the South Australia State Parliament to recognize the Genocide of the Pontians, Armenians and Assyrians. He also expressed regret at the decision by South Australian Attorney …

BAGHDAD, Iraq – AFP ++ A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people and wounded 25 others in an attack on a market in southern Baghdad on Thursday, security officials said. The bomber targeted a US patrol that was passing through a popular Assyrian market in the confessionally mixed Baghdad …

By Mary Abdelmassih Alexandria(Egypt) – meca-humanright ++ On May, 6 2009, in broad daylight, four bearded Muslim men broke into the home of a Coptic Christian family in Alexandria, armed with swords, sticks and knives, assaulted their son, bundled him into an unregistered car waiting in front of the house …

 Iraq – MNN ++ Christians used to be a vital force in the Middle East, but the rise of radical Islam and violence in recent days has driven many away. In 2008, churches were attacked or damaged by bombs, Christians received death threats, and several Christians were murdered, abused and/or …

By Paul Schemm BAGHDAD – AP ++ Iraq has lost more than half the Christians who once called it home, mostly since the war began, and few who fled have plans to return, The Associated Press has learned. Pope Benedict XVI called attention to their plight during a Mideast visit …

By Ethan Bronner JERUSALEM – New York Times ++ Christians used to be a vital force in the Middle East. They dominated Lebanon and filled top jobs in the Palestinian movement. In Egypt, they were wealthy beyond their number. In Iraq, they packed the universities and professions. Across the region, …

By Nuri Kino Tur-Abdin (Turkey) – AINA ++ The land dispute trial of St. Gabriel Monastery in Turabdin, Turkey was postponed for the fourth time. On May 6 a new court session was held in Midyat, Turkey. Again the decision was postponed, this time until May 22 and June 24.Nuri …

Tahran – chnpress ++ Deputy of the leader of the Assyrian Church of the East Metropolitan Mar Gewargis Sliwa arrived here Monday to attend a meeting on dialogue among different religion. The Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) reported that during his week-long stay in Iran, the Metropolitan will also …

Ankara – Reuters ++ A leading Syriac Christian group urged Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoðan on Monday to protect a fifth-century Christian monastery in eastern Turkey from local officials claiming land the monastery has owned for centuries. The dispute over the boundaries of Mor Gabriel, one of the world’s oldest …