Demolition of 300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret for road expansion enrages locals

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – The demolition on Friday of a 300-year-old minaret of a mosque in Iraq’s southern city of Basra to make way for road expansion has enraged locals, religious and cultural authorities who condemned it as a further erosion of Iraq’s cultural heritage. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2023/07/16/demolition-of-300-year-old-iraq-mosque-minaret-for-road-expansion-enrages-locals