This photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows the reconstruction site of the Grand al-Nuri Mosque in the old city of Mosul, Iraq.

MOSUL — The minaret is reborn, the ablution rooms unearthed, the dome spared by the jihadist madness. The effect exercised by the splendors located in the Al-Nuri Mosque building site as one ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from the Iraqi city's takeover by the extremist Islamic State (IS) group. The ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — 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 ...

"The people of Mosul wanted it tilted," said Azoulay, according to Arab News. The mosque and minaret were destroyed in June 2017 during the battle to oust IS from Mosul. The Iraqi army accused IS ...