Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...
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Mahmoud Abbas makes congratulatory call to terrorist responsible for murder of Israeli baby
Terrorist Yasser Abu Bakr was responsible for the murder of nine-month-old Avia Malka in 2002, as well as 27-year-old Israel Yihye and 23-year-old Constantine Danilov. Abu Bakr was released from ...
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Mosul's Resilient Heritage: The Revival of Al-Nuri Mosque
Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque, demolished by Islamic State militants, has been restored, signifying a crucial step in the city's post-war rebuilding efforts. The renovation, funded by UNESCO, the EU, ...
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Former al Qaeda member named as Syria’s president for transitional period
Freed from Camp Bucca, he crossed back into Syria and started fighting against the Baathist Assad regime, doing so with the ...
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Syria's Sharaa: jihadist to interim head of state
In 2013, he refused to swear allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who would go on to become the emir of the Islamic State ...
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Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret ...
Iraq’s leaning 'hunchback' minaret rises again after years in ruins
The Al-Hadba minaret in Mosul, Iraq has been successfully reconstructed after its destruction by Islamic State forces. Unesco ...
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Unesco chief says Mosul ‘beacon of hope’ for Iraq after Al Nuri Mosque restoration completed
A UN project to rebuild some of Iraq’s most famous religious sites has restored cultural vitality and social fabric to the ...