MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Mohammed Ali and his family, carrying all their worldly possessions in a few bags, had been on the road for 18 hours since fleeing their home in an Islamic State-held area of ...

A lion named Simba and a bear named Lula are the zoo's only surviving animals. — -- It took two rescue attempts and nearly two weeks to successfully evacuate the last two surviving animals from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, stands after its reconstruction by UNESCO, with support ...

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City Monday, eight years after the mosque ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The runway of Mosul International Airport in northern Iraq before its reinauguration early on July 16, 2025 [Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP] Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated the ...

MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — Sporadic clashes continued on Tuesday in Mosul, even after Iraq's prime minister declared a "total victory" over the Islamic State group in the city and at least one airstrike hit ...

KHAZER, Iraq -- Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest ...

Mosul, Iraq -- In the narrow alleyways of Old Mosul, where church bells once intertwined with voices and hymns of worshippers, the Christian presence today teeters on the brink of disappearance.

A view of the mosque and minaret in 1932 (image courtesy LOC/Wikipedia) A view of the “leaning” minaret in 2013 (via Wikipedia) The mosque has an important role in ISIS propaganda, because it is the ...

The video showing the destruction of ancient works, including statues from the UNESCO world heritage site Hatra, is among the latest attacks on significant artifacts by the Islamist extremists. ISIS ...

Omar Abdel Jabar in Torgau, south of Berlin. Omar Abdel Jabar in Torgau, south of Berlin.Mustafah Abdulaziz for TIME It was almost midnight when Omar Abdel Jabar heard a knock on the gate of his home ...