MOSUL, Iraq - Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret ... a self-styled ‘caliphate’ spanning parts of Syria and Iraq. Three years later, the ultra ...

The Jewish cemeteries, some of which contained centuries-old graves, were left in ruin. The historic Jewish quarter—once a vibrant part of Mosul’s social fabric—was ignored entirely.

The Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, famous for its leaning eight-century-old minaret of Hadba ... now undergoing extensive restoration work as part of a broader revival of the northern capital.

Still, although Simancas felt he had been swallowed, humpback whales have filter feeders which cannot completely eat someone ...

From finance to medicine, from trade to literature, Jews contributed to every aspect of society. Families spoke Judeo-Arabic, ...

Pope Francis's condition "remains critical", the Vatican said Sunday on his 10th day in hospital as Catholics around the ...

The Festival of Love planned in the Dutch city of Rotterdam in early March was listed as a target on the collage featuring a ...

The Mosul reservoir in Iraq revealed a 3400-year-old Mittani Empire-era city once ... which controlled huge parts of northern Mesopotamia and Syria. “Due to the enormous time pressure, we ...

But Francis, who had part ... old. I hope he recovers, but it makes me sad," Hector Armando Diaz, 76, a retired sales clerk, told AFP there. Across the world in Iraq's northern city of Mosul ...

Pope Francis spent his tenth day in hospital Sunday as Catholics around the world prayed for his recovery, the day after the ...

While the world's attention is consumed by major geopolitical concerns, such as European security, NATO's future, ...

For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?