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13 Feb 2025 23:20

KHALED AL KHAWALDEH (DUBAI)

The United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has hailed the UAE's role in the
restoration of Middle Eastern heritage, saying the country had become a leading partner for the organisation in a
number of critical projects, most notably in Mosul in Iraq.

Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday, UNESCO Director General, Audrey Azoulay, said

the Revive the Spirit of Mosul campaign, which restored several sites including the famous Al-Nouri Mosque and its Al-
Hadba Minaret, was amongst the most challenging the agency had undertaken, highlighting the foundational role the
UAE had played in supporting the successful restoration.

"When I first went to Mosul, it was very quiet, there was nothing, 80% of the old city had been destroyed," she said.

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