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Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
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 until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. Nearly eight ...
War-ravaged landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening after UNESCO-led restoration project
A UNESCO-led project is restoring historic landmarks in Iraq's Mosul, including the Al-Hadbaa Minaret and key churches, after ...
Five facts about Kosovo: three flags, pop royalty and love of US
Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary ...
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Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses
President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist ...
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Syria's interim president lands in Saudi Arabia on first trip abroad, likely a signal to Iran
Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...
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Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick
The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...
In Turkey, New Syrian Leader and Erdogan Pledge to Work Together
Syria’s new interim leader, meeting on Tuesday with the president of Turkey, thanked him for backing the rebel forces that ...
Oahu soldier’s death is remembered 20 years later in annual competition
KEVIN KNODELL / KKNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM Allen Hoe showed soldiers a tattered old flag Wednesday that he and fellow soldiers carried with them in Vietnam, and that his son, 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, ...
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‘One flag policy’: Trump admin tells US embassies they can’t fly the Pride, BLM flags
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Iraq passes law that will allow child marriage, critics warn: 'Disastrous'
BAGHDAD, Iraq (TNND) — Iraq’s parliament on Tuesday passed amendments to a law which some critics believe could legalize child marriage, according to the Associated Press. The amendments ...