Milan -- Iraqi Christians are preparing for a Christmas of 'expectation and concern' for the regional situation, from Syria to Lebanon passing through the Holy Land in a crescendo of bloodshed and violence that is burning large areas of the Middle East. The Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans, Card.
In a region undergoing profound structural changes and historic power realignments, the Republic of Cyprus is not just observing the shifting dynamics, but actively seeking a role for itself in shaping the future.
Damascus (Reuters) -- Syrian church leaders are advising Christians to scale back Christmas celebrations this year, despite assurances from the Islamists who have just taken power that they are free to practise their religion.
At the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, a temple razed by fire around 612 BCE, has remarkably preserved shrines that were recovered by the Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists on a site excavation this year as part of the Penn Nimrud Project, one of several cultural heritage preservation and protection initiatives of Penn's Iraq Heritage Stabilization Program (IHSP).
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his selection of attorney Alina Habba as his new counselor in the upcoming administration. Her appointment has garnered significant attention due to her Iraqi heritage.
Church leaders will continue to meet members of the new interim Syrian government, the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East has said. Its intention is to secure "societal peace for all components of the Syrian people in all regions" and cooperate "with those in charge of the administration of the country for the good of the country and its people".