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 ...

The IS fighters were not deterred by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh.

The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in ...

A UN project to rebuild some of Iraq’s most famous religious sites has restored cultural vitality and social fabric to the ...

The Great Mosque of Al‑Nouri, Al-Tahera Church, and Al-Saa'a Convent were restored through UNESCO's $115 million Revive the ...

Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has condemned the killing of journalist Gastón Medina in Ica, Peru, on 20 January ...

Ambassador Mumtaz Zahra Baloch officially presented her Letter of Credentials to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on Friday, marking her appointment as Pakistan's Permanent Delegate to the ...

Spain has pledged €10 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Source: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement ...

UNESCO is strengthening its support for cultural workers in Ukraine who are involved in the country's reconstruction amid the ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from ...

Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has announced an additional €10 million in humanitarian aid during his visit to ...