Mosul

Memory of the day: Summit held between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli PM Menachem Begin in Cairo in 1979

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 - 11:47 GMT

On September 5, many important events took place.

Egyptian architectural design to rebuild Mosul’s Al-Nouri Mosque wins UNESCO competition

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 - 12:51 GMT

The Egyptian design was selected by an international jury from among 123 entries in the global competition as part of the UNESCO’s project to rehabilitate the ancient city of Mosul, the UN wrote on its website.

Egypt condemns Iraq's Mosul blast

Mon, 27 May 2019 - 09:39 GMT

Egypt denounced on Sunday a car bomb blast that occurred in western Iraq's Mosul city which left scores of dead and wounded.

Baghdadi risked a video appearance to stress several messages

Thu, 02 May 2019 - 09:55 GMT

Baghdadi was last seen in a viral video in 2014 giving a sermon in the Great Mosque of al-Nuri, in Mosul, Iraq. This came just a month after Mosul fell into the hands of ISIS.

Number of victims of Iraq's ferry disaster hits 120

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 - 01:47 GMT

Search operations for the missing are underway, AlSumaria news channel reported, quoting the source as saying.

After Mosul bombing, could IS be returning to Iraq?

Sun, 03 Mar 2019 - 09:15 GMT

Signs that IS could be re-emerging in Iraq.

Truckloads of civilians leave Islamic State enclave in Syria

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 - 11:08 GMT

Trucks loaded with civilians left the last Islamic State enclave in eastern Syria on Friday, as U.S.-backed forces waited to inflict final defeat on the surrounded jihadists.

Egypt condemns Mosul terrorist attack

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 09:44 GMT

Egypt has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a restaurant in the Iraqi city of Mosul earlier in the day, leaving a number of people killed and injured.

IS media official arrested in Mosul: security source

Tue, 06 Feb 2018 - 11:24 GMT

Iraqi security forces arrested IS (Islamic State terrorist group) media official in south of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Ninawa province.

Mahlab discusses with Iraqi min. reconstruction efforts in country

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 - 01:13 GMT

Mahlab discussed with Iraqi Minister of Construction and Housing the reconstruction efforts in Iraq, particularly in the areas liberated from IS terrorist group.

Suicide bomber killed before blowing himself up outside Mosul

Sun, 17 Dec 2017 - 04:00 GMT

A suicide bomber was killed on Sunday before blowing himself up outside a house in Iraq's Mosul.

Egypt Today’s evening international news

Sun, 12 Nov 2017 - 05:34 GMT

Egypt Today briefs top political news of the past 24 hours and some issues related to accidents.

UN says Daesh executed hundreds during siege of Mosul

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 - 10:53 GMT

Daesh fighters executed at least 741 Iraqi civilians in Mosul during the nine-month battle by government forces to retake the city from the militant group.

Red Cross says has access to IS families held near Mosul

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 - 09:44 GMT

The Red Cross confirmed on Thursday it had access to more than 1,300 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State militants.

Iraq, Turkey agree to open Fishkhabur border crossing

Wed, 18 Oct 2017 - 04:59 GMT

Iraq and Turkey reached an agreement Wednesday to reopen the Fishkhabur border crossing which links the city of Mosul with other parts of Iraq.

Returnees to Mosul face destruction: MSF

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 - 04:24 GMT

Returnees to Mosul, Iraq after years of violence to find their houses rigged with explosive devices and their cities uninhabitable, MSF reported.

Iraq conflict photos, reportages dominate Bayeux awards

Sun, 08 Oct 2017 - 12:26 GMT

A grim series of photographs titled "Kissing Death" by Iraq's Ali Arkady on the bloody conflict in his country won the prestigious Bayeux-Calvados.

PMF defuses car bomb in central Tal Afar

Sat, 02 Sep 2017 - 12:02 GMT

The 53rd brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) found Saturday a car bomb in central the Iraqi city of Tal Afar, west the city of Mosul.

ISIS still a threat as Mosul residents return to city in ruins

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 - 09:57 GMT

The sound of the footsteps of a few soldiers on patrol and twisted pieces of metal and fabric flapping in the wind disturb the eery silence In Mosul.

Rehabilitating Mosul’s children: The struggle of a generation

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 - 07:36 GMT

Indoctrination has cursed the minds of children living under the Islamic State, and there is a long journey ahead to provide rehabilitation.

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