http://www.aina.org/News and Analysis of Assyrian and Assyrian Related Issues Worldwide.en-us04/08/2026Fluent in Aramaic, Kurdish, and Arabic, the owner of this small shop in Ankawa is renowned for having the best kebabs in Erbil."Hezbollah or Allah?" -- "God or his party?"-- someone from Dilan Adamat's group joked as a violent storm broke over a place where rain is rare.http://www.aina.org/news/20260408134208.htm04/07/2026Ankara -- The Assyrian civilization recorded its history on clay tablets. Ancient Assyrian merchants, for example, documented their commercial and economic activities on these tablets.http://www.aina.org/ata/20260407115812.htm04/07/2026Although the Assyrian population of Iraq has declined dramatically this century, to below one per cent of the population, five of the 26-member national football squad that qualified for the soccer-mad country's first World Cup since 1986 are Assyrian Christians.http://www.aina.org/ata/20260407095627.htm04/06/2026(AINA) -- The poetry of prominent Assyrian writer and nationalist Naum Faiq has been translated to English and published under the title Poetry of The Assyrian Awakening: the Poems of Naum Faiq.http://www.aina.org/news/20260406153126.htm04/06/2026Flemon Yacoub Youssef al-Mamo.Baghdede, Iraq -- At a time when members of Iraq's Assyrian community continue to express concerns over marginalization in public life, the appointment of an experienced engineer to a key government post is being viewed by many as both a recognition of merit and a quiet assertion of presence.http://www.aina.org/news/20260406132352.htm04/03/2026In this December 2022 photo, students in the program are shown at a dinner celebrating the approval of the course. From left are Gabriela Sulayman, George Yousif, Crystal Patto, Odisho Lazar, Lina Biram, John Shlimon and Ashley Boudakh.http://www.aina.org/news/20260403172053.htm04/03/2026The Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul in Lebanon.Karm El Tin, Metn District, Mount Lebanon -- The Monastery of Saints Peter and Paul, Karm El Tin stands as a witness to long centuries of faith and heritage.http://www.aina.org/ata/20260403142519.htm04/03/2026Melbourne -- The Victoria government has pledged 10 million Australian dollars to help build the "Mar Yusuf Assyrian School" in Melbourne, a long-awaited project that the local Assyrian community sees as essential for preserving their language and culture in the diaspora.http://www.aina.org/news/20260403130159.htm04/01/2026Akitu is the traditional New Year of ancient Mesopotamia and has been celebrated by Assyrians and Babylonians for over 4,000 years. The festival marks the arrival of spring, the renewal of life, and a strong cultural identity that has endured throughout history.http://www.aina.org/news/20260401131743.htm04/01/2026Following President Ahmed al-Sharaa's December 2024 seizure of power in Syria, the jihadist regime's persecution of religious minorities, including Christians, Druze and Alawites, has skyrocketed as the country undergoes a process of radical Islamization.http://www.aina.org/news/20260401025850.htm03/31/2026Christian communities throughout Syria limited or canceled Holy Week festivities, including Palm Sunday observances, after mobs of Muslim attackers targeted Christian communities this weekend, destroying Christian symbols and looting shops.http://www.aina.org/news/20260331151041.htm03/31/2026The Patriarchs of the Christian Churches in Syria issued a joint statement on March 29, 2026, condemning recent events in Al-Suqaylabiyah (story) and calling for peace and stability across the country.http://www.aina.org/news/20260331073720.htm03/29/2026As Suqaylabiyah, Syria (AINA) -- Tensions broke out in an Christian village in Syria when a young Assyrian woman was harassed by Muslim men from a neighboring village.http://www.aina.org/news/20260329131742.htm03/28/2026Assyrians celebrate Akitu in Duhok on April 1, 2026. ( AFP)Celebrations for Akitu, the Babylonian-Assyrian New Year have been cancelled in Iraq due to the ongoing war in the region, the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa) announced Saturday.http://www.aina.org/news/20260328183125.htm03/28/2026Suqaylabiyah, Syria (AP) -- An argument between two men in a Christian town in central Syria led to sectarian attacks that caused widespread damage to homes, shops and cars in a reminder of religious violence that followed the fall of longtime leader Bashar Assad two years ago.http://www.aina.org/news/20260328182833.htm