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

It's taken six years, and cost $100m – Al Jazeera looks at the UNESCO heritage sites that have been restored in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The attack was striking both in terms of location ... but for IS -- which will soon lose Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and is now facing a major assault on its major urban stronghold ...

The al-Hadba minaret in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul was destroyed by the Islamic State (ISIS) in 2017. UNESCO has been restoring the minaret for years. It was reopened in a ceremony on Wednesday.

Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble, dot the skyline once again. The devastating nine-month-long battle to liberate ...

“Iraq in general and the city of Mosul have witnessed attacks and terrorist incidents for years. Now, everyone needs long-term peace,” he said. “Especially Mosul needs permanent ...

For better or worse, most of us are familiar by now with US President Donald Trump’s negotiating style. He likes to start ...

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Trump says the destruction in Gaza means “no one can live there.” But experts say the enclave can be rebuilt without the mass ...

The “deal” between Israel and Hamas, strongly sponsored by US President, Donald Trump, is already showing its evident cracks.