BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Monday inaugurated the renowned al-Nuri Mosque and its al-Hadba minaret in the northern city of Mosul after their reconstruction.
Al-Sudani said the terrorist attack that destroyed the al-Hadba minaret is an attempt to kill the spirit of Mosul and sever its connection to its glorious history, according to a statement by his media office. (Iraq-Al-Nuri Mosque-Reopening)
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon and Syria agreed Monday to form joint committees to address the issues of border security and missing persons, during a meeting between the two sides in Beirut.
A Syrian delegation, led by Mohammed Taha Al-Ahmad, director of Arab Affairs at Syria's foreign affairs authorities, met with Lebanon's Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri. (Lebanon-Syria-Border Security Cooperation)
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ISTANBUL -- A forest fire in Denizli province, western Türkiye, reached residential areas, burning houses and prompting evacuations, authorities said on Monday.
Governor Omer Faruk Coskun said on the social media platform X that all available resources had been mobilized and that efforts were continuing to bring the fire under control. (Türkiye-Forest Fire-Evacuations)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's atomic chief said on Sunday that two inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog oversaw a fuel replacement process at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, told state television the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors were allowed to supervise the work with the approval of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and under a law passed in June to restrict cooperation with the agency. (Iran-Nuclear Facility-IAEA Inspection) ■
