CNN

Iraqi officials condemn demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Basra

Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site by the Ministry of Culture, was demolished in the southern city of Basra on Friday. Built in 1727, the 11-meter Siraji ...
Seattle Times

Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq’s Basra sparks outcry

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of ...
Newsday

Iraqis are furious over their government's demolition of a minaret that stood for nearly 300 years

BASRA, Iraq — For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of ...
Zawya

Rising salinity and heat push Basra to grow date palms in the lab

BASRA, Iraq: In greenhouses and sterile laboratories west of Basra, Iraqi technicians wearing gloves ‍and masks lift tiny date palm ‍shoots from jars, hoping one day to restore orchards laid waste by ...