Nineveh farmer cultivates diverse pepper varieties
A farmer in Baghdida is growing a wide range of pepper varieties inside plastic greenhouses, part of an agricultural effort that community leaders say helps Nineveh Plain residents stay on their land.
"Francis Ador told 964media he is managing the effects of an unusually cold and wet season, which has caused his Iraqi hot peppers to turn from green to red earlier than expected. “The color change will not affect the flavor,” he said. His greenhouses, each covering around 500 square meters, sit near Baghdida along the Mosul road, irrigated by a nearby well."
Many Assyrian inventions were so advanced that we make use of them today in one way or another. People from the 21st century might not expect that daily life in such an ancient culture would include visiting a library, going to the doctor, or unlocking a storehouse with a key.
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.
As the debate over the mass repatriation of Syrian refugees intensifies, the Assyrian Christian community has voiced "profound concern" regarding recent calls to encourage, or even push, up to 80% of Syrians living in Germany to return to their homeland.
During Assyrian New Year celebrations in Australia, Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan pledged 10 million AUD to establish St Joseph’s Christian College, set to become the state’s first Assyrian school.
The Court of First Instance in Midyat has acquitted the suspects in the murder of Gevriye Ego, who was killed on 6 November 2023 outside his home in Anhel, an Assyrian village in the Tur Abdin region.
