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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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Search ArticlesDid Assyrians Invent the Telescope 2,700 Years Ago?
More than 2,700 years ago, someone in ancient Assyria carefully ground and polished a small piece of rock crystal, leaving it with one flat face and another slightly convex. The object, now known as the Nimrud Lens, can focus light and even provide crude magnification -- properties that have led to a much larger and more controversial question: could the Assyrians have experimented with telescopic observation long before the telescope appeared in early modern Europe?
Assyrians in Sweden Mark 93rd Anniversary of Simmele Massacre
Gothenburg, Sweden -- Members of the Assyrian community and others interested in Assyrian affairs gathered on 9 August 2026 for a ceremony organized by the Gothenburg branch of the Assyrian Democratic Movement (Zowaa), in cooperation with the Ashur Banipal Club, to mark Assyrian Martyrs' Day and the 93rd anniversary of the Simmele Massacre. The event was held at the hall of the Old Eastern Church of the Virgin Mary.
16 Massive Jars Reveal a 3,800-Year-Old Assyrian Trade Center in Turkey
Archaeologists uncovered a 3,800-year-old storage and trade center with 16 massive jars dating to the Assyrian Trade Colonies Period. Archaeologists excavating Hattusa in central Turkey have uncovered a large storage complex dating back roughly 3,800 years to the Assyrian Trade Colonies Period, revealing new evidence about the economic life of the settlement before it became the capital of the Hittite Empire.
Scholars From 35+ Countries Adopt Declaration to Protect Christian Heritage
In Bucharest, scholars from more than 35 countries adopted a declaration on the protection of Christian heritage. Participants in two major international academic forums signed the document in an effort to preserve the Middle East's unique Christian sacred and cultural heritage amid geopolitical changes in the region, Basilica.ro reports.
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Chaldean Patriarch Mar Paulos III Nona. Baghdad -- Patriarch of the Chaldean Church Mar Paulos III Nona said rebuilding Christian areas destroyed by wars in Iraq is not enough to ensure the survival of the Christian presence, stressing that the greatest challenge is encouraging residents to return to their historic communities and regain confidence in the future.
AINA and Assyrians Between Memory, Diaspora and Future
The Assyrian International News Agency chronicles and holds together a dispersed community between the Middle East and the global diaspora, committed to preserving identity and memory. Between historical persecution, migration, and new geopolitical challenges, Assyrians today seek cultural and media tools to survive. "We will survive.
Failure of Assyrian Repatriation to Iraq is the Greatest Challenge
Patriarch Paulos III Nona. The failure of Christians to return to the Nineveh Plain in northern Iraq today represents the main challenge for a community profoundly affected by war, persecution by the Islamic State, and emigration. This was stated by the Patriarch of Baghdad of the Chaldeans. Polis III Ninth, in an interview with "Vatican News," emphasizing that many of the displaced have left the country permanently or prefer to live in areas considered more stable.
Greek Australian Scholars Join Assyrian Martyrs Day Commemorations in Sydney
Assyrians around the world marked Martyrs Day last weekend with church services and commemorative events for the Assyrian victims of genocide, particularly across the 20th and 21st centuries. The Sydney-based The Young Assyrians and the Assyrian National Council -- Australia showcased scholarly talent amongst the Australian Assyrian and Australian Hellenic communities, supported by Federal and NSW Member of Parliaments, local councillors and the Armenian National Committee of Australia.
Kurdish Politicians in Iraq Call for Recognition of Simmele Massacre
The 93rd anniversary of the Simmele Massacre has been marked not only by commemorative events and statements from Assyrian institutions, churches and political parties in Iraq and the diaspora, but also by growing calls from Iraqi officials for the massacre formal recognition.
An Interview With Dr. Emmanuel Zebari on the Simmele Massacre
A Simmele Massacre plaque in north Iraq. The Assyrians are among the oldest settled peoples of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) and among the first to embrace Christianity. In the decades before the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923, they fell victim to the Sayfo Genocide, which was planned by the Ottoman Turks and carried out in collaboration with allied Kurdish tribes. After these dark and bloody years, the Assyrian people endured more massacres, more attacks, and more forced displacement.