The Word Mid East

Jul 16, 2024 | thewordmideast.com | Yasmeen Altaji

Assyrian singer Evin Agassi has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, he and his family said Tuesday. The family made the announcement on social media via Agassi’s own account and that of his son, music producer Brynner Agassi. "On July 12, 2024, we received the unexpected and devastating news that Evin has an inoperable, large and malignant tumor in the left frontal lobe of the brain," the statement said.

Jul 13, 2024 | thewordmideast.com | Yasmeen Altaji

Transcript below. YASMEEN ALTAJI: What's happening with Turkey and Iraq? And why are Assyrian villages in the Kurdistan Region catching fire? Let's get into it. Turkey has a decades-long conflict with a political- militant group called the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, for short. Turkey and its Western allies, like the U.S. and the EU, consider the group a terrorist organization.

Jul 8, 2024 | thewordmideast.com | Yasmeen Altaji

Turkish strikes are reported to have hit the village of Chameh Rebatkeh in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Monday. The farming village is one of eight in the Nahla valley inhabited by Assyrians. The strike would be the latest in Turkey’s cross-border operation targeting suspected positions of the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Iraq and Syria. Strikes on remote areas of Iraq have been known to cause civilian harm, material damage, and widespread fires.

Mar 16, 2024 | thewordmideast.com | Yasmeen Altaji

Yasmeen Altaji | Mar. 16, 2024 | Cover image: The seven-member festival committee stands outside of the local church in Hezany in the Nahla Valley. (Photo/Facebook via The Assyrian Villages of Nala.)The Assyrian villages of Iraq’s Nahla Valley will host a festival marking 100 years since the villages’ resettlement by Assyrians, according to a Saturday statement following an open community meeting. The announcement came from a Facebook page called The Assyrian Villages of Nala.

Mar 13, 2024 | thewordmideast.com | Yasmeen Altaji

Yasmeen Altaji | Mar. 13, 2024 | Updated Mar. 14, 2024 (Cover Photo/Facebook via The Assyrian Villages of Nala)Assyrian farmers in Iraq’s Nahla Valley said Wednesday night local authorities “prevented” deliveries of agricultural supplies to its farming villages. Supplies were reportedly allowed in after approximately five hours.