The patriarch of one of the oldest Christian Churches in the world, the Catholicos of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Awa III, will address the World Congress of Syriac Studies, organised next month by the Levant Institute and the Romanian Academy.
Yerevan -- The largest collection of cups from the Urartian period (between the 9th and 6th centuries BC) has been discovered at Karmir Blur, near the Armenian capital Yerevan. Scientists have uncovered depictions of lions, temples and cuneiform script on the bronze cups of the Urartian kings, as reported in a feature by News-Armenia.
Brussels -- Every two weeks, another language disappears from the world. Linguists have long warned that many minority languages face an uncertain future as globalization, migration, and assimilation accelerate.
Support for the recent protest in Nohadra (Duhok), Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), organized by Assyrian parties has not been limited to members of the Suraye, i.e. the Assyrian people, whether in the homeland or in the diaspora.
Aarau, Switzerland -- When visitors enter Shamiran Istifan's exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus, they encounter familiar things. Swiss mailboxes, paving stones, imitation leather, cosmetics. Yet nothing remains ordinary for long.
Aleppo, Syria -- Efforts are underway to protect and restore historic and religious sites in Holeb (Aleppo) through cooperation between international experts and Syrian specialists, with the aim of preserving the cultural heritage that has suffered extensive damage over the past several years.