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28/03/2026

Ancient gods, epic battles and a timeless adventure.

The “Epic of Gilgamesh” is among the world’s oldest stories, dating back to 2100 B.C. This month, it’s being revived in Los Angeles through the art of song and dance.

“Music can express what words alone cannot, while movement, design and visual elements deepen and sculpt the narrative," said Diana Farrell, the show’s artistic director.

By Esabel Sadek. Featured image provided by "Gilgamesh: The Opera."

Ancient gods, epic battles and a timeless adventure. The “Epic of Gilgamesh” is widely considered the world’s oldest story ever told, dating back to 2100 B.C. This month, it’s being revived in Los Angeles through the art of song and dance. “Gilgamesh: The Opera,” a project by the Assyria...

17/03/2026

🚨 Now Live: Follow our Middle East War updates blog for short, daily coverage of the war and its impact on Assyrians across the region.

Tracking the latest developments, led by voices from on the ground and telling the stories that matter the most to our community.

Daily updates on the war in the Middle East and its impact on Assyrians across the region.

03/02/2026

Heavy rains this week collapsed the stone walls at a Chaldean church in northern Iraq, damaging a site that has stood for more than 1,300 years.

The Mar Aha church is one of at least 600 abandoned churches and monasteries across Iraq, according to Mikhael Benjamin and his wife, Adessa Hanna. The couple has launched a project to document each site, racing against neglect, decay and their historical erasure.

Heavy rains this week collapsed the stone walls at a church in northern Iraq, damaging a site that has stood for more than 1,300 years. The Mar Aha Church, dating back to the 8th century, is located in Sharman, a village in Iraq’s Dohuk Governorate at the base of the...

19/01/2026

One day after a ceasefire was signed between Syria’s new army and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, gun battles broke out in the country’s northeast.

The Syrian National Army is now marching into Tel Tamar, a historic Assyrian town in the Khabur River Valley.

This is a developing story.

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