MOSUL, Iraq — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in ...

Discover how the UAE's support helped revive the ancient city of Mosul, restoring its iconic monuments, churches, and mosques, and bringing life back to its streets. Learn about the 'Reviving the ...

On Wednesday, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay visited Mosul, Iraq's second-largest ... by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh.

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by ISIS militants in 2017, has been ...

and the ancient Al-Tahira Church located at the intersection of Nabi Korkis Street and the Nineveh Road in the heart of Old Mosul. UNESCO has outlined a program for the restoration and repair of these ...

Mosul's emblematic leaning minaret – known as the Al-Hadba or "hunchback" – has been rebuilt brick by brick, symbolising the rescue of the Iraqi city's priceless heritage after it was ...

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Last month, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the destruction of the ancient mosque in the city of Mosul was "an official declaration of defeat" by IS. Iraqi forces say IS blew up the ...

Built during the reign of King Sennacherib (705-681 BCE), the wall stretches for 12 kilometres within the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, which is located on the outskirts of modern-day Mosul.