A 46-year-old Assyrian woman was arrested in Iraq on the evening of Monday, 2 March 2026.
The woman, identified as Rana, lives in the Karrada area of Baghdad. She was reportedly taken into custody on Monday night, accused of celebrating the death of the leader of Iran.
The Nineveh Jobs initiative, launched by Assyrian charitable organisation Nineveh Rising, is seeking to address one of the most pressing challenges facing Assyrians in Iraq: the lack of employment.
The Alqosh Subdistrict Directorate has announced the launch of a large-scale environmental campaign aimed at reforesting Mount Alqosh, in a bid to restore its vegetation cover and transform the mountain into a vibrant green space overlooking the historic Assyrian town.
If Assyrians are serious about advocating for meaningful change within Iraq, then the demand should not be reduced to the implementation of vague minority clauses but true equality in rights and status, argues Assyrian-American political activist Enlil Odisho.
Dasko Sherwani, a representative of the Kurdish Regional Government office in Washington, DC, targeted Robert DeKelaita, a prominent Assyrian-American community leader in a public post.
Congressman Darin LaHood called on President Trump to pressure Baghdad on Assyrian rights in a letter issued 16 February, reports Nineveh News, citing increased coordination among Assyrian-American organizations.
Nineveh Governor Abdul Qader Al-Dakhil met Assyrian Archbishop Mar Toma Dawod to discuss efforts to support the return of Assyrian families to Mosul. The visit comes amid renewed calls to reverse post ISIS displacement and restore stability in the province.
Ancient written sources record that when Alexander the Great returned to Mesopotamia from the Indus Valley around 324 B.C., he founded a strategic new port in the region, known as Alexandria on the Tigris. Until recent years, however, its exact location remained lost to archaeologists.
Nineveh’s Directorate of Antiquities and Heritage has launched an initiative to reintroduce the chamomile flower to Mosul after several seasons of absence.
The Hawpa National Enlightenment Organization, a Kurdish group with nazi ideology based in northern Iraq has lost its legal status following legal proceedings.
