Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II. Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Syriac Orthodox, has joined the campaign calling for the recognition of the Syriac language and ...

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 ...

In a statement, the party's festivities committee said the celebrations set for between April 1 and April 12 have been cancelled "due to the ongoing war in the region and its impact on Iraq and its ...

Recent heavy rainfall caused the Khabur River Valley -- home to a predominantly Assyrian population -- and its usually dry ...

Chaldean bishops are expected to gather in a synod after Easter to elect the next patriarch of the sui iuris Eastern Catholic ...

At the time, most of present-day Armenia and Azerbaijan was part of the Caucasian khanates, semi-independent entities under ...

As part of ongoing efforts to preserve the identity of younger generations and strengthen their connection to their cultural ...

The meeting also discussed arrangements for a forthcoming visit by the Patriarch to India, where he is set to participate in ...

Spanning the early 20th century to the present day, Margulov's work, drawn from over 20 state archives and five KGB ...

Kurdish filmmaker Rojhilat Aksoy is facing trial in Turkey on charges of "publicly insulting the Turkish nation and state ...

The manuscript pages have been very carefully handled before scanning. (Jacqueline Ramseyer Orrell/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Researchers are painstakingly reconstructing the oldest-known ...

Rana Georges. Baghdad -- Rana Georges, an Iraqi Assyrian woman, remains in detention three days after security forces arrested her in Baghdad following the circulation of a video clip on social media ...