MOSUL, Iraq — 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 in 2017.

including the al-Hadba minaret and al-Nuri mosque, have been restored. Led by UNESCO and supported by the United Arab Emirates and other partners, the reconstruction aims to preserve the city’s ...

Efforts also restored the Al-Nuri Mosque and key religious landmarks, symbolizing the city's reclaim of its cultural identity.

The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014 declared his "caliphate" that committed atrocities across ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as a defining symbol of Mosul - until it was reduced to rubble by the Islamic State group in 2017. Now, nearly eight ...