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1 day ago · When, in the mid-1990s, Jens Petzold first arrived in Syria, it was only supposed to be a temporary stop on his journey eastward from his native Switzerland. An agnostic and spiritual seeker, his real goal was East Asia, where he hoped to explore Taoism and Zen Buddhism. While in Syria, Petzold ...

In North Iarq, an Assyrian Monastery Fosters Unity. When, in the mid-1990s, Jens Petzold first arrived in Syria, it was only supposed to be a temporary stop on his journey eastward from his native Switzerland.

Jan 2, 2025 · (AINA) -- The Assyrian Human Rights Observatory, based in Sweden, has issued a statement regarding the amendments to Syria's education curriculum proposed by the new government.

5 days ago · Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church speaks on Feb. 4, 2025, at the International Religious Freedom 2025 Summit in Washington, D.C. (Christian Post/Samantha Kamman) Washington -- As Syrians living under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces continue to face an uncertain future, the supreme head of the ...

Dec 1, 2024 · An anti-government fighter fires into the air in a street in Aleppo on Nov. 30, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria's second city of Aleppo on Nov. 29, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government.

Dec 21, 2024 · The dais uncovered by Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists at Nimrud, Iraq. (Penn Museum) At the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq, a temple razed by fire around 612 BCE, has remarkably preserved shrines that were recovered by the Penn Museum and Iraqi archaeologists on a site excavation this year as part of the Penn Nimrud Project, one of several cultural heritage preservation ...

5 days ago · "If the devil divides, the creed unites!" the pope said in his Feb. 6, 2025, remarks to a visiting group of priests and monks of the Oriental Orthodox churches, including Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Eritrean, Malankar, and Syriac. (Vatican Media) Pope …

Dec 10, 2024 · On Monday, 9 December, the leaders of all the Churches and ecclesial communities present in Aleppo met for the second time with representatives of the armed groups that have taken control of the Syrian city.

3 days ago · Professor Mikhail Davidov died at the age of 77 in Russia. (AINA) -- Professor Mikhail Davidov has died at the age of 77 in Moscow. Dr. Davidov was an oncology surgeon and a member of the the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was born on October 11, 1947 in the Ukrainian city of Konotop, Sumy region ...