Why Mosul’s Great Mosque of al-Nuri mattered How the battle for Mosul unfolded The Iraq representative of the UN's cultural agency, Unesco, told those attending the ceremony on Sunday that the ...

Iraqi security forces have recaptured the site of the destroyed Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul after driving back militants from so-called Islamic State. A BBC reporter who is embedded with ...

It’s a great joy and a significant achievement, like the victory day Anas Al Taie, Mosul resident It was from the pulpit of Al Nuri Mosque that ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi announced the ...

The UAE and Iraq on Monday launched a joint effort to reconstruct Mosul's Great Mosque of Al Nuri and its iconic leaning minaret, ravaged last year during battles to retake the city from militants.