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AINA was founded in 1995 by Firas Jatou and Peter BetBasoo. Initially it was a consulting agency specialzing in political analysis and commentatory on the affairs of the Middle East, as well as providing translation services for Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish and Assyrian. AINA advertised in 1995 and 1996 in the Yearbook of Experts, Authorities and Spokespersons, published by Broadcast Interview Source, which lists experts and authorities that are available for radio, newspaper and television interviews. In those two years many journalists noticed the advertisement, which had created a demand for an Assyrian perspective in news reports from the Middle East. In March in 1997 Firas and Peter saw the potential of the internet to deliver the message to a wider audience and launched aina.org. Source

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Calls Grow for Constitutional Recognition of Assyrian Language in Syria

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Malek Asmar, Director of the Olaf Taw Association. As discussions continue over the drafting of Syria's future constitution, advocates for the country's indigenous Assyrian community are renewing calls for explicit legal protections for the Assyrian language, arguing that broad constitutional commitments alone are insufficient to preserve one of the world's oldest living languages.
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Assyrian Players in Iraq's World Cup Squad

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By JR Younan
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One of my earliest memories is sitting on my mother's lap, watching a football match. Seeing a goal hit the back of the net at an angle only Pythagoras would know, and being submerged in raucous roars that cascaded among family members was exhilarating and unifying. I religiously wore my Arsenal shirt, posters of Ian Wright and Ronaldo emblazoned my bedroom wall, and I scrimped and saved for a coveted ticket to Arsenal's last match at Highbury.
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Patriarch Younan Commemorates Assyrian Genocide

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Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan. Beirut -- Marking the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost and the annual remembrance of the victims of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide, Assyrian Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan urged Assyrian Christians to remain steadfast in their faith, preserve their ecclesiastical heritage, and strengthen the next generation against the pressures of displacement and cultural assimilation.
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Assyrian Leaders and Diplomats to Convene for Landmark Nineveh Plains Summit in Canberra

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On July 1, 2026, the halls of the Australian Parliament House in Canberra will host a critical geopolitical dialogue as Assyrian leaders, international diplomats, and policymakers convene for the Nineveh Plains Summit. Organized by the Assyrian National Council of Australia, the event aims to outline a viable political and security framework for the Nineveh Plains, a historically Christian region in northern Iraq that remains deeply fractured following decades of conflict.
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Assyrian Empire Warfare and Imperial Roads

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Assyrian Relief depicting Celebration after a Royal Bull Hunt Kalhu (Nimrud) Northwest Palace Ashurnasirpal II 875-860 BC. Assyrian Empire Warfare Deportation and Imperial Roads belongs to the core record of world ancient and classical civilizations because it shows how communities organized power before modern states, corporations or international bodies existed.
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A Glimpse Into the Assyrian Community of Armenia

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By Lorenzo Riva
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Dimitrov, St. Kirill Assyrian Church, Ararat Province, Armenia. Armenia is the most homogenous country in the post-Soviet world, with 98% of its citizens identified as ethnic Armenians. Nevertheless, other ethnic groups live in the country, including Russians, Kurds, Greeks, Jews, Ukrainians and Assyrians. Assyrians are indigenous to Mesopotamia, where they have lived for thousands of years. Historically, they were settled mostly in areas that now form modern-day Turkey, Syria and Iraq.
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Chaldean Patriarch Uncertain About Christian Representation in Iraqi Government

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Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona. The head of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq and the world, Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona, said Sunday he has no clear picture of Christian representation in the current Iraqi government, adding that the coming period would bring greater clarity on the matter.
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Assyrian Political Parties Meet With Nineveh Governor to Discuss Demographic Change

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North Iraq -- For the Assyrian people, the Nineveh Plain and the broader Nineveh Governate are not just geographically significant but deeply tied to their historical and cultural identity. Any shift in the region's demographic trends is viewed with great concern.
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The Movement of Goods and Ideas Across the Assyrian Empire

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By Zev Stub Verified
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The stamp seal made with mother of pearl found at Tel Hadid. How did a shell from a pearl oyster native to the Indo-Pacific make its way to the Land of Israel 2,600 years ago?
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Archbishop Urges Patriarch to Defend Iraqi Assyrian Town's Identity

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By Georgena Habbaba
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Chaldean Patriarch Paul III Nona (right) and Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda.
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