Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by Islamic State militants under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago.

Ancient 2,600-year-old Mosul palace discovered by archaeologists could collapse under Isis-destroyed shrine. Tunnels beneath Prophet Jonah's tomb in Mosul 'could collapse' imminently after Isis ...

Archaeologists had confirmed the site with official excavations around the perimeter of the palace gateway in 1952 and 1986. The chaos in the wake of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 halted all ...

Two vast reproduction Assyrian statues were unveiled in Iraq on Thursday as part of a project designed to restore the cultural heritage of Mosul, an ancient city badly damaged by recent conflicts.

The museum at Mosul - like the Iraq Museum in Baghdad - is packed with artefacts of international importance, including world-famous objects dating back 7,000 years or more.

On Oct. 17, 2016, about 18,000 Iraqi forces, 10,000 Kurdish forces known as peshmerga and a few thousand Iraqi federal police launched the massive operation to free Mosul from ISIS control. Iraqi ...

On Wednesday, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay visited Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, to witness the achievements and landmarks that have been rebuilt after the devastation inflicted by ...

After years of destruction, Mosul’s historic landmarks, including the al-Hadba minaret and al-Nuri mosque, have been restored. Led by UNESCO and supported by the United Arab Emirates and other ...

Iraqi archaeologists think that tunnels dug by Islamic State militants under a destroyed shrine in Mosul have revealed the palace of an ancient Assyrian king who ruled some 2,700 years ago.