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18/08/2025

Suwayda protesters demand self-determination amid siege and heavy death toll

SUWAYDA, Syria — In a scene charged with anger and despair, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Al-Karama Square in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, raising a slogan never before heard in the history of the Druze movement: “Right to Self-Determination.” The protest, coming just weeks aft...

18/08/2025

Sovereign Front in Lebanon: Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem’s statement is direct assault on national sovereignty

BEIRUT — The Sovereign Front in Lebanon strongly condemned recent remarks by Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, describing them as a direct assault on national sovereignty and a blatant violation of the state and its Constitution. In an official statement, the Sovereign Front warned of the g...

18/08/2025

SWITZERLAND — As part of ongoing efforts to empower Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women and raise awareness of their cultural and social role, the women’s institutions of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) regularly organize training courses and camps both in Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) and across the diaspora. The Bethnahrin Women’s Union (Huyodo d’Neshe d’Bethnahrin, HNB) recently hosted an educational camp for Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women in Switzerland, focusing on history, culture, and women’s leadership....

SWITZERLAND — As part of ongoing efforts to empower Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) women and raise awareness of their cultural and social role, the women’s institutions of the Bethnahrin National Council (Mawtbo Umthoyo d’Bethnahrin, MUB) regularly organize training courses and camps b...

18/08/2025

NORRKÖPING, Sweden — On Sunday, 17 August 2025, the foundation stone for the new Edessa (Orhoy) School was laid in Norrköping, Sweden. The ceremony was led by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, who offered prayers of blessing over the site and delivered a speech praising the efforts that made this project possible. The event brought together Church leaders, community representatives, and local officials....

NORRKÖPING, Sweden — On Sunday, 17 August 2025, the foundation stone for the new Edessa (Orhoy) School was laid in Norrköping, Sweden. The ceremony was led by Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, who offered prayers of blessing over the site and delivered a speech praising the effor...

18/08/2025

"Herein lies the paradox at the heart of my fear for Lebanon’s Christians — my point being that their leaders are guardians of a status quo that serves them personally, while crippling their own community."

By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Every civil war is a tragedy — nothing noble can be said about sending people to an early death. Yet there are moments when fa...

18/08/2025

DARAMSUQ — Since 10 March, negotiations and international efforts to implement the agreement signed between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazloum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa have continued without tangible results. The agreement’s provisions remain largely on paper, hindered by interference from parties and states that view it as a threat to their strategic interests in Syria — foremost among them Turkey, whose influence has been reflected in statements by Syrian officials, including President al-Sharaa himself....

DARAMSUQ — Since 10 March, negotiations and international efforts to implement the agreement signed between Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazloum Abdi and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa have continued without tangible results. The agreement’s provisions remain largely on pap...

18/08/2025

BAGHDAD / ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — The Iraqi government and the US-led International Coalition reached an agreement on the withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq by September 2025. In an interview with Al-Arabiya, Hussein Allawi, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, announced that Coalition forces will withdraw from Baghdad and reposition toward the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by September....

BAGHDAD / ARBA’ILO, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — The Iraqi government and the US-led International Coalition reached an agreement on the withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq by September 2025. In an interview with Al-Arabiya, Hussein Allawi, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, announced that ...

18/08/2025

The Syriac Maronite Saint Charbel Church in Ottawa breaks its own record for the longest labneh sandwich in the world: 33 meters!

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18/08/2025

US Envoy Thomas Barrack: Disarming Hezbollah serves the Shia community, as well as all Lebanese

BEIRUT — On Monday, Lebanon welcomed US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack, accompanied by Morgan Ortagus, former US State Department spokesperson and newly reassigned member of Washington’s Middle East team. Their visit signaled Washington’s intent to curb Iranian...

18/08/2025

Iraq authorities open mass grave in Al-Khasfa, site of thousands of ISIS executions

MOSUL, Iraq — Mass graves continue to be uncovered across Iraq, revealing the remains of hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of victims killed by the Islamic State (ISIS) during its occupation of vast areas of the country, particularly in Nineveh Plains, home to a large Chaldean–Syriac–Assy...

18/08/2025

On Hezbollah’s ‘Return to Lebanese Identity’ and Other Nonsense | By Hicham Bou Nassif

By Hicham Bou Nassif | Weinberg Associate Professor of International Relations and the Middle East and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College-California Every civil war is a tragedy — nothing noble can be said about sending people to an early death. Yet there are moments when fa...

17/08/2025

JÖNKÖPING, Sweden — According to SyriacPress sources, the Syriac (Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramean) political, cultural, and religious institutions, together with local football clubs in Jönköping, will take part in a demonstration commemorating the martyrs of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide. Slogans and banners are scheduled to be raised on Saturday, August 24, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The protest's organizers have adopted the central slogan of remembrance and honoring the memory of the Syriac (Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramean) martyrs of the massacres. ...

JÖNKÖPING, Sweden — According to SyriacPress sources, the Syriac (Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramean) political, cultural, and religious institutions, together with local football clubs in Jönköping, will take part in a demonstration commemorating the martyrs of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide. Slogans and ban...