<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Assyrian International News Agency</title><link>http://www.aina.org/</link><description>News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Yazidis Join Assyrians in Protest of Kurdish Land Seizures</title><dc:date>07/08/2026</dc:date><description>The protest organized by Assyrian political parties in Nohadra (Duhok), calling for the enforcement of court rulings and the restoration of land to its rightful owners in Keshkawa, has received broad local and international support.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260708051244.htm</link></item><item><title>Late Antique Astronomical Sciences in Medieval  Assyrian Manuscripts</title><dc:date>07/07/2026</dc:date><description>On 10 June 2026, the NEAstr project team held its second workshop, on the theme of &apos;Late antique astronomical sciences in medieval compendia&apos;. Few pre-medieval witnesses of late antique scientific works survive, and most manuscripts available to scholars were copied centuries after the composition of the texts.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/ata/20260707151115.htm</link></item><item><title>Interview With Assyrian Composer Honiball Joseph</title><dc:date>07/07/2026</dc:date><description>Honiball Joseph.Hi Honiball, really happy you were able to join us today and we&apos;re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let&apos;s start with the heart of it all -- purpose.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260707135359.htm</link></item><item><title>Assyrians in North Iraq Protest Kurdish Land Seizures</title><dc:date>07/07/2026</dc:date><description>NOHADRA, Kurdistan Region of Iraq -- On Monday, a protest was held in front of the Duhok Governorate Building in Nohadra (Duhok), Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), organized by three Assyrian political parties -- the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA), Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa), and Assyrian Patriotic Party (Atran</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260707104526.htm</link></item><item><title>Forum Hosts Lecture on Assyrian Liturgical Hymns and Their Cultural Legacy</title><dc:date>07/06/2026</dc:date><description>Bartella, Iraq -- The Bartella Forum for Culture and Arts hosted a lecture this week on Syriac liturgical hymns at the Syriac Orthodox Cultural Center, highlighting one of the community&apos;s oldest and most enduring artistic traditions and its role in preserving cultural identity across the centuries.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260706131420.htm</link></item><item><title>Canberra Marks 111 Years Since the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides</title><dc:date>07/06/2026</dc:date><description>Community leaders, politicians, academics and members of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian communities gathered at the Hellenic Club of Canberra on Thursday, July 2, to mark the 111th anniversary of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260706103836.htm</link></item><item><title>Assyrian Organization Calls on Belgian MPs to Recognize Assyrian Genocide</title><dc:date>07/05/2026</dc:date><description>Brussels -- The European Syriac Union (ESU) calls on members of Belgium&apos;s Federal Parliament to support a resolution recognizing the Assyrian Genocide and the Pontic Greek Genocide.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260705150501.htm</link></item><item><title>International Scholars Visit Turkey to Discuss Newly Discovered Assyrian Inscriptions</title><dc:date>07/04/2026</dc:date><description>Tur Abdin, Turkey -- The Tur Abdin Institute hosted two international scholars this week for discussions centered on Semitic languages and recently discovered Assyrian stone inscriptions, reflecting growing international academic interest in the linguistic and historical heritage of the Tur Abdin region.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260704133211.htm</link></item><item><title>Assyrian Church Launches Assyrian Language Course in Syria</title><dc:date>07/03/2026</dc:date><description>Tel Tamr, Syria -- The Christian Education Committee of the Assyrian Church of the East in Syria has launched a new course to teach the Eastern dialect of the Assyrian language in the town of Tel Tamr, in the heart of the Khabur River Valley in Syria, as part of ongoing efforts to preserve the linguistic, cultural, and spiritual heritage of the Assy</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260703111002.htm</link></item><item><title>City Names Street After Late Assyrian Artist</title><dc:date>07/02/2026</dc:date><description>Rabi Koria.Utrecht, Netherlands -- In recognition of his exceptional talent and artistic contributions to the Dutch city of Utrecht, the Municipality of Utrecht has decided to name one of the city&apos;s streets after the late Assyrian artist Rabi Koria, who was originally from the city of Beth Zalin (Qamishli) and was born to Elias and Virgin Koria.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260702142706.htm</link></item><item><title>Australian Parliament Hosts Summit on Future of Nineveh Plains in Iraq</title><dc:date>07/02/2026</dc:date><description>Canberra -- Organized by the Assyrian National Council and the Young Assyrians in Australia, a summit titled The Policy Summit on the Future of the Nineveh Plains was held on Wednesday at the Australian Federal Parliament in Canberra.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260702121939.htm</link></item><item><title>Archbishop Warda: Iraq Has Long Way to Go to Ensure Equality for Christians</title><dc:date>07/02/2026</dc:date><description>Archbishop Warda celebrating Mass. ( Aid to the Church in Need)Iraq is no longer plagued by a jihadist group, but for Christians, evangelization is almost out of the question.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260702121700.htm</link></item><item><title>Inside Nimrud, the Assyrian Capital That Survived ISIS</title><dc:date>07/01/2026</dc:date><description>Walking into the ruins of Nimrud, an ancient Assyrian capital in Iraq&apos;s Nineveh province, Shafaq News&apos; lens paused to take in what remains of one of the great civilizations in history.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260701163442.htm</link></item><item><title>Assyrian Patriarch Calls for Stronger Cooperation Among Eastern Churches</title><dc:date>07/01/2026</dc:date><description>His Holiness Awa III Royel, catholicos patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East.  ( ACI MENA)The dream of unity has long inspired the churches that trace their roots to the ancient Church of the East.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260701105414.htm</link></item><item><title>Tehran Church to Be Seized After Residents Ordered to Leave</title><dc:date>07/01/2026</dc:date><description>A Presbyterian church in Tehran is set to be seized, after residents in the church compound were ordered to leave their homes and worshippers told to find a different church.</description><link>http://www.aina.org/news/20260701104613.htm</link></item></channel></rss>