MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic ...

such as domes and minarets, which were historically used for the call to prayer. These had the additional purpose of signifying the function of the building as a mosque and were used by rulers and ...

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.

It was reopened in a ceremony on Wednesday. The minaret is located in al-Nuri mosque. "We are here by the minarat an al-Hadba - one of the most iconic moinart[s] of the Arab world and of the world ...

Workers have completed the installation of two minarets at the top of one of Blackburn’s biggest mosque projects in recent years. The new mosque, in Preston New Road, will act as a place of ...

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

The minaret and mosque are the latest landmarks in Mosul to be restored with the help of UNESCO — Zaid AL-OBEIDI The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original ...

Other major landmarks of Mosul have also been restored - that wriggling minaret of al-Hadba, the Dominican al-Saa'a Convent and the complex of Al-Nouri mosque. And people have been able to return ...

Israeli forces have destroyed 79% of Gaza’s mosques and three churches, killing 255 clerics and targeting 32 cemeteries.

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by ISIS militants in 2017, has been ...