A UNESCO-led project is restoring historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul, including the Al-Hadbaa Minaret and key churches, after ...

Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble ... manner,” Dr. Jassim Humadi, Iraq’s Deputy Environment Minister ...

Hundreds were killed and thousands were injured after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Iraq and Iran on ... with people still trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

as rubble released toxic materials into the soil and contaminated water supplies. Environmental crises from two major wars in 1991 and 2003 continue to sicken large numbers of civilians in Iraq ...