Sydney -- In the presence of over 100 international delegates from 80 countries worldwide, Syriac-Assyrian lawyer Oliver Sliwa from Sydney, Australia, was awarded by the Global Peace Chain at its Global Peace Summit: Sydney 2025 in recognition of his efforts in the fields of peace and humanitarian law.
Nestled in the Semel district of Duhok province, the Faida Archaeological Park stands as a testament to millennia of human ingenuity and civilization. Dating back to approximately 2700 BC and spanning more than 102 hectares, the site is considered one of the most historically significant landmarks in the Kurdistan Region.
Under the slogan "Our Land, Our Existence," member of the Executive Office of the Bethnahrin Patriotic Union Gabriel Chamoun, participated, along with comrade Rudy Kabriel, in the opening of the Mar Qyama Shrine and a Syriac library in the village of Dahi in the Amadiya District of Nohadra (Duhok).
Evening mass had just begun when the suicide bomber attempted to rush through the doors of the Saint Elias Greek Orthodox church in Damascus, an AK-47 in his hand. Three young men from the congregation ran towards him, wrestling with the assailant as he jostled forward into the atrium, while a second assailant sprayed the church exterior with bullets.
Chicago -- The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has officially approved the inclusion of the Assyrian Genocide after meeting the State's Social Science Standards, marking a significant step towards broader historical education in Illinois schools.
The so-called "12-Day War" has also caused concern and fear in Iraq. This was confirmed by the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, in a brief interview with Fides. The Iraqi Cardinal sees recent events as a further sign of the crisis in the international order.