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

The World Government Summit 2025 is set to feature a remarkable lineup of global leaders, influential thinkers, and prominent ...

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

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

In 2014, the terrorist militia known as the "Islamic State" (IS) began destroying memorials, monuments, churches and even mosques in conquered areas in Iraq and Syria. This area, the heart of former ...

The director-general of United Nations heritage body UNESCO hailed the completion of restoration work in the Iraqi city of Mosul, saying on Wednesday it had allowed it to recover […] ...

The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115 million ...

Father Olivier Poquillon – a Dominican priest – returned to Mosul to help oversee the restoration of one of the key buildings, the convent of Notre-Dame de l’Heure, known locally as al-Saa’a, which ...

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

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