The UAE and Iraq signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural cooperation, with a landmark project in Mosul as a centerpiece of the agreement between the two countries. The reconstruction and restoration historic al-Nouri mosque and al-Hadba’ minaret of Mosul will continue over the course of five years and will be supervised by a joint committee including representatives of the Emirati and the Iraqi Ministries of Culture, UNESCO, the Iraqi Sunni Endowment, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah.
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UAE to help Iraq to rebuild iconic Mosul mosque destroyed by ISIL
UAE Culture Minister Noura al-Kaabi said her country would put forward $50m for the rebuilding