Tag: Assyrian International News Agency
Assyrian Priest, Deacon Kidnapped in Homs – Syria
Fr. Jacques Murad, an Assyrian Catholic priest, was kidnapped in Homs, Syria. 23/5/15 (AINA) -- An Assyrian priest and deacon were kidnapped yesterday in Homs, ... Read More
Kurdish and Assyrian Forces Regain Assyrian Villages From Jihadists
A Kurdish YPG fighter at the top of a destroyed tank, which was hit during clashes with ISIS militants in Hasakah countryside (photo: ARA News). ... Read More
Indicted Assyrian Attorney Faces Trial
Attorney Robert DeKelaita, who has been indicted for immigration fraud, will stand trial on May 19. May 2015 Chicago (AINA) -- Hundreds of supporters are ... Read More
Assyrian Girl Kidnapped in Baghdad Released
15/5/15 (AINA) -- Juliana George, a 16 year-old Assyrian girl who was kidnapped from her home in Baghdad 9 days ago (AINA 2015-05-12), was released ... Read More
Assyrian Girl Abducted in Baghdad
16 year-old Assyrian girl Juliana George was kidnapped in Baghdad 7 days ago. May 2015 Baghdad (AINA) -- A 16 year-old Assyrian girl, Juliana George, ... Read More
Thousands Attend Funeral of Catholicos-Patriarch Mar Dinkha IV
April 2015 Chicago (AINA) -- The Patriarch of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East was laid to rest today in a funeral ... Read More
Assyrians, Isis, and Kelecha — Celebrating Easter in Iraq
Assyrian women preparing Keleche, a traditional Assyrian pastry. By Erin Wilson http://www.preemptivelove.org - April 2015 Floury hands move quickly, mixing ingredients, kneading rough pastry into smooth ... Read More
Greeks and Assyrians Laud Genocide Legislation By Armenia’s Parliament
http://armenpress.am - 11/2/15 The representatives of the Greek and Assyrian communities consider the initiative of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia of adopting a ... Read More
13 Christians Kidnapped in LIbya Released
By Janelle Powers http://www.crossmap.com - 14/1/15 Thirteen Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya have been released. The group was released on Monday, according to the Libya Herald ... Read More
ISIS Threatens to Blow Up the Historical Walls of Nineveh
The remains of the walls of Nineveh in north Iraq. Janauray 2015 (AINA) -- According to the Assyrian website www.ankawa.com, ISIS is planning to destroy ... Read More
Photos of Christmas in Iraq
(AINA) -- 2014 was a bad year for the Assyrians of Iraq, who comprise 95% of the country's Christian population. ISIS drove nearly 200,000 Assyrians ... Read More
Pope Says Christians ‘being Driven From Mideast’
8/12/14 ERBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- Pope Francis said Christians are being "driven from the Middle East," in a message to Iraqi Christians forced to flee ... Read More
Assyrian Homes Being Looted By Kurdish Forces
(AINA) -- Residents of Telsqof, an Assyrian town that was captured by ISIS and liberated by Kurdish forces three months ago, are reporting that their ... Read More
Assyrian Monastery Saved From Kurdish Vandal
The ancient Assyrian Deir Haddadke Monastery in Midyat, Turkey. The illegal wall built by a Kurd. 1/11/2014 Turabdin, Turkey (AINA) - An ancient Assyrian monastery ... Read More
Christians in Iraq Face Uncertain Future
Iraqi Christians in a Refugee camp By John Burger http://www.aleteia.org - October 2014 Tens of thousands of refugees in northern Iraq are facing a winter living ... Read More
European Assyrians Lobby EU for Relief for Assyrians in Iraq
October 2014 Brussels (AINA) -- Assyrian Federations of Europe are continuing their joint efforts to lobby the European Union on behalf of Assyrians of Iraq. ... Read More
Violence in Egyptian Village Following Disappearance of Christian Woman
http://www.catholicculture.org 10/1/14 Iman Sarofim, a 39-year-old Coptic Christian mother of five, has returned to her village after she escaped from the man who had abducted her. ... Read More
Assyrian School Opens in Sweden
3/9/14 Sodertalje (AINA) -- Sweden's first Assyrian school opened its doors for the new school year in the town of Sodertalje, 36 kilometers south of ... Read More
World’s Top Muslim Leaders Condemn Attacks on Iraqi Christians
Iyad bin Amin Madani - Secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation http://en.radiovaticana.va - 12/8/14 Two of the leading voices in the Muslim world ... Read More
ISIS Removes Cross From Church in Mosul
15/7/14 Mosul (AINA) -- ISIS removed the cross on top of the dome of St. Ephrem Cathedral in the Shoorta neighborhood in Mosul, one week ... Read More
Assyrian NGO, Christian Solidarity International Aiding Iraqis Fleeing Mosul, Baghdede
3/7/14 (AINA) -- The Hammurabi Human Rights Organization (HHRO) formed a Joint Relief Team with Christian Solidarity International (CSI) and visited the displaced families from ... Read More