Heute, dem 31. März 2014, wurde Mor Ignatius Aphrem II. Karim im St. Jakob’s Kloster in der Atchaneh (Libanon) zum 123. Patriarchen der Syrisch-Orthodoxen Kirche von Antiochien ernannt. Weiterlesen
The caskets of the five Assyrians who drowned off the coast of Greece, attempting to flee Syria (photo: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net).
(AINA) — On Thursday, March 21 a newsflash arrived: Seven migrants, including two children, lost their lives on Tuesday when their boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, according to Greek maritime officials. Another two persons are missing after the accident which took place outside the island Lesbos. Weiterlesen
Syria (AINA) — The Assyrian group known as Dawronoye (Revolutionaries) and their branch in Syria, which goes under the name of Syriac Union Party, stand accused of name-stealing. Weiterlesen
On Monday, 20 January 2014, a delegation headed by Mr Hermiz Shahen, Deputy Secretary General of the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA), Mr David M. David , Regional Secretary of Australia and New Zealand of the AUA, Mr Benjamin Benjamin, AUA- Australia Chapter Executive Board member and Mr Paul Azzo, AUA advisor met in Canberra with H.E. Vladimir N. Morozov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Commonwealth of Australia. Weiterlesen
By Nuri Kino – Istanbul (AINA) — I have been put in charge of the children so that they won’t hurt themselves with knives. Not being able to keep still, they run around the kitchen, happy to be at a party with children their own age. They live in cramped apartments, paid for by benefactors in Sweden and Turkey. I show them some children’s apps that I have downloaded to my phone, this catches their attention. Weiterlesen
(AINA) — The Middle East Christian Committee (MECHRIC) in Washington confirmed that an „emergency leadership meeting of NGOs will be held in Europe“ early November. Weiterlesen
Hassaka, Syria (AINA) — The Assyrian village of Tel Hormizd was attacked on Saturday, July 27 at about midnight. Fifty Arab Muslims on motorcycles entered the village and began a shooting rampage. According to residents, the Muslims fired indiscriminately, wounding two Assyrians, one of whom is still in hospital. The Assyrians repelled the attack by shooting at the Muslims. It is not known if any of the attackers was injured.
Seine Exzellenz, Erzbischof Mor Eustathius Matta Roham, hat uns darum gebeten das Schreiben wie folgt zu veröffentlichen.
(AINA) — Zohair David, an Assyrian from Tel Goran, Syria, who disappeared on Thursday, March 29, was found dead yesterday. Mr. David was kidnapped and killed and his car was stolen. Weiterlesen
Rom – Verschiedenen Quellen zufolge veranstaltete die italienische Regierung eine Reihe von Konferenzen mit dem Syrischen Nationalrat und wählte oppositionelle Persönlichkeiten innerhalb und außerhalb Syriens aus, in der Bestrebung, größere Einigkeit zwischen den ganz verschiedenen Gruppen herzustellen und die Bedeutung des Pluralismus hervorzuheben. Der Konflikt könnte „zu einer katastrophalen Situation mit mehr Extremismus und Schäden auch in Nachbarländern führen“, sagte Abdul Basit Sieda, der Vorsitzende des Syrischen Nationalrats (SNC) den Reportern, die ein Treffen mit dem italienischen Außenminister Giulio Terzi beobachteten. Weiterlesen