Syriacs are an ethnic group historically settled in regions that now include modern-day Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. Their ...

Marco Polo (1254--1324) is likely the most famous merchant who ever lived. Even small children know his name, thanks to the ...

Students, families and community members joyfully celebrating a historic moment as Niles Township High School District 219 in Illinois becomes the first in the country to approve an accredited ...

The Assyrian Church has been in fruitful dialogue ... On March 3, four more were freed, including a 6-year-old girl, Mariana Mirza. On May 26, two ladies in their 80s were also released.

THE opening of St Mary's Cathedral on Saturday (15) brought together more than 500 members of the Assyrian Church of the East Community. Formerly known as St James’ Church, it stood unused in St James ...

A wall sculpture dating back 3000 years to King Sennacherib, King of Assyria (705-681 BCE) has been vandalised for the second time in a few years by vandals using painted Islamic slogans. In the ...

Yes, think Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia. According to BabyNames.com founder Jennifer Moss, this old-timey trend isn't going anywhere and parents should expect to find preschools filled with ...

While Assyrians around the world are currently preparing to celebrate their Assyrian ancestors’ tradition of Akitu or the Assyrian New Year, an ancient Assyrian heritage site is being bulldozed ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the victims were kidnapped during a three day offensive near Hasaka, in which Daesh reclaimed 10 villages inhabited by the Assyrian Christians.