Sep 25 2012

UNESCO to ‘save’ Iraq’s leaning minaret

By Sami Elias Azzaman, September 25, 2012 The U.N.’s cultural agency, UNESCO, has agreed to repair Iraq’s tilting minaret known as al-Hadba, an official in the Province of Nineveh said. The minaret, one of Iraq’s major attractions, is situated in the northern city of Mosul, the capital of Nineveh Province. Built more than 800 years [...]