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

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 ...

Nuri's iconic leaning minaret, a symbol of Mosul for over 850 years, was tragically destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. Almost a decade after the city was liberated from IS militants, the mi ...

Iraq's National Security Agency said Friday it arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 execution of a prominent Shia cleric and his sister during Saddam ...

Colorful Ortakoy mosque and Bosphorus Bridge in the background. Istanbul is known for its incredible Ottoman-era (and beyond) architecture and that extends to its mosques and other places of worship.

The Kebbi Government on Thursday said it has awarded the contract for the repairs and renovation of 97 mosques across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for ...

A decision by local authorities in Najaf, southern Iraq, to establish a committee dedicated to "fighting ... Such beliefs contradict both Shia and Sunni teachings, which emphasise the worship of God ...

"Bias and bigotry have no place in a society striving for inclusivity and mutual respect." HONOLULU, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a rare demonstration of unity, religious leaders representing ...

Sheik Ahmed Hassan al-Taha said at Baghdad’s al-Azimiya mosque, Iraq’s foremost Sunni place of worship, that “it makes me sad to see that all the victims yesterday were Iraqis.” ...

ABU DHABI, 12th November 2018 (WAM) - President of Iraq Barham Salih on Monday, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, in Abu Dhabi, as part of his official visit to the UAE. He was accompanied by Dr.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday ... Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, Speaker of the Iraqi House of Representatives Mahmoud Mashhadani ...

The Federal Government of Iraq aims to unify the country under its control by ending Kurdistan's independence and controlling all oil and gas production and revenue. The ongoing oil embargo and ...