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An Iraqi soldier stands next to archeological findings inside an underground tunnel in east Mosul. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP

ISIS Tunnels Uncover Assyrian Treasures in Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 8, 2017 | Features

Mosul- Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls dating from the Assyrian empire found intact under the ground of Mosul. But as fighting rages to evict ISIS from the main city in northern Iraq,...

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Syriac Christians from Turkey and Syria attend a mass at the Mort Shmuni Syriac Orthodox Church in the town of Midyat, in Mardin province of southeast Turkey in this February 2, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/Files

Syria’s Christians Concerned about Post-War Existence

by Nazeer Rida | Feb 5, 2017 | Middle East

Birut- Some of Syria’s Christians fear that their existence in the post-war Syria would be threatened, particularly following the latest political and military developments accompanying the crisis. Those Christians expressed their worries after they were ruled out...

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Pope Francis blesses during a mass on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian mass killings, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Reuters)

Pope calls Armenian slaughter ‘1st genocide of 20th century’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2015 | World

Vatican city, AP—Pope Francis on Sunday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it “the first genocide of the 20th century” and urging the international community to recognize it as such, a politically explosive declaration...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (2nd L) visits the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad on February 28, 2015.
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Iraq says to track down antiquities after ISIS museum rampage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have kept some artifacts to sell, Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Saturday, vowing to prevent the radical Islamists from...