MOSUL: Iraqis on Sunday laid the cornerstone in rebuilding Mosul’s Al-Nuri mosque and leaning minaret, national emblems destroyed last year in the ferocious battle against Daesh.The famed 12th century mosque and minaret, dubbed Al-Hadba

On January 23, 2015, the world woke up to the news that Salman bin Abdul Aziz had been crowned king of Saudi Arabia, and he was making important decisions such as the appointment of

Bamboo is synonymous with Hong Kong's ever-growing skyline and has been an integral part of the building industry for centuries. However, despite its low cost and eco-friendly nature, local laws were making it irrelevant.

Thousands of people marched in Brussels on Sunday against a UN pact aimed at fostering cooperation on migration with security forces firing tear gas and water cannon after some refused to disperse. The demonstration eclipsed a

A car bomb has killed at least four people and wounded 20 others in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, held by pro-Turkey rebels, the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said. The explosion on

The UN-brokered truce between Yemen's pro-government forces and Houthi rebels in the Red Sea city of Hodeidah "really needs to come into operation straight away",  the United Nations humanitarian chief told Al Jazeera. Mark Lowcock, UN

AL-BAB, Syria: After washing up her family’s dishes over a plastic basin, 11-year-old Cedra sits on the floor of the dank basement in Syria to tackle her day’s studies.A dark staircase leads from a

TEHRAN: The appointment of President Hassan Rouhani's son-in-law as head of Iran's geological survey has renewed accusations of nepotism and led on Sunday to the resignation of a senior official, according to conservative media.The

Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic representative-elect from Michigan, has announced she will wear a traditional Palestinian thobe to her official swearing-in ceremony to US Congress next month. "Sneak peek: This is what I am wearing

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that many European countries are ignoring the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Commenting on the case at the Doha Forum on Sunday, Cavusoglu alleged that while