The mosque’s large prayer niche, or mihrab, features Quranic verses written in elegant ... making it a notable exception among Qajar-era buildings. The northern part of the iwan (portico) is crowned ...

The first mosques were, therefore, simple open spaces marked for ritual prayer use. Over the years and centuries, they would gain multiple standard, functional features, such as the mihrab ...

The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS ... Mahmoud said the mihrab, a niche indicating the direction of Mecca, has been largely repaired ...

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...

Mosul's emblematic leaning minaret – known as the Al-Hadba or "hunchback" – has been rebuilt brick by brick, symbolising the rescue of the Iraqi city's priceless heritage after it was ...

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

MANILA, Philippines — Rains will continue to affect several parts of the country due to the shear line and the northeast monsoon, state weather bureau PAGASA said Saturday, February 8.

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba or "hunchback ...

MANILA, Philippines — Local automotive parts manufacturers are urging the government to adopt a local content requirement (LCR) policy, inspired by Indonesia’s successful model, as well as ...

MANILA, Philippines — Some parts of the country will experience a rainy Sunday due to the northeast monsoon, or “amihan”, and the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical ...

MANILA, Philippines — Heavy and continuous rains are expected to prevail in Palawan and a huge portion of Visayas starting on Sunday due to the shear line, according to the Philippine ...

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 ...