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Will Congress change its stance on the Assyrian genocide After the Destruction of Nineveh Gates?
Unconfirmed reports of the destruction of Nineveh’s iconic gates began to emerge late last week but were just confirmed by Michael Danti, professor of archaeology at Boston University and co-director of the?Cultural […]
Genie Energy Stock – Golan Heights Oil Discovery Could Shake Middle East Politics
“U.S. energy company Genie Energy Ltd. (NYSE:GNE) jolted almost 20% on the New York Stock Exchange today as the company announced it has found oil in the southern Golan Heights, an Israeli-occupied […]
The nurse in Aleppo is my new heroine
Your Middle East.com reported: “She pretended to be a Muslim, covered her hair, learned everything else that was required, to pray, to wash herself in the right way. She had one goal: […]
With friends like these, Assyrians don’t need enemies.
On 21 MAR 16 Prime Minister of United Kingdom, David Cameron, stated: ‘no need’ to reconsider calling slaughter of Christians ‘genocide’ He added: “It is essential that these decisions are based on […]
U.S., Israel, and Russia: Winners and Losers in the Middle East Game of High Stakes Poker
Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]
U.S., Israel, and Russia: The Winners and the Losers in the Middle East high stakes poker.
Saudi Arabia wants to take Al-Raqqa in Syria, considered the de-facto capital of the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terrorists group. To do so, Saudi forces must take a somewhat roundabout ground route to […]
Beware the Ides of March: Putin Declares Victory as U.S. leads the peace negotiations in Syria. (ACT I)
In Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 1, Julius Caesar is stabbed by Brutus and seven other conspirators [13 total in the real historical event] on 15 March 44 BC. The […]
Is Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako a religious, political or a military leader of the Assyrian Christian community and forces in Iraq and Syria?
In an interview with Deutsche Welle (DW) German News Agency, Patriarch Louis Sako said that Christians must join the Iraqi Army and the Peshmerga to liberate the Assyria Nineveh Plain. This is […]
Iraq is broke. Add that to its list of worries.
Each month, Iraq’s government pays out nearly $4 billion in salaries and pensions to the military and a bloated array of public-sector workers. But with more than 90 percent of government revenue […]
