Mosul's Historic Buildings Rebuilt After ISIS Destruction
UNESCO's $115 million initiative in Mosul, Iraq, has completed the restoration of over 124 historical buildings damaged by ISIS, creating 6,000 jobs and training 1,300 young people in cultural preservation, eight years after ISIS's defeat in 2017.
Mosul's Historic Buildings Rebuilt After ISIS Destruction
UNESCO's $115 million initiative in Mosul, Iraq, has completed the restoration of over 124 historical buildings damaged by ISIS, creating 6,000 jobs and training 1,300 young people in cultural preservation, eight years after ISIS's defeat in 2017.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Syrian Visitors Discover Unexpected Modernity in Idlib
Thousands of Syrians from Homs and Damascus are visiting Idlib daily, finding modern shopping malls and services far exceeding their expectations, contrasting sharply with their previous perceptions shaped by 14 years of war and isolation under the Assad regime.
Syrian Visitors Discover Unexpected Modernity in Idlib
Thousands of Syrians from Homs and Damascus are visiting Idlib daily, finding modern shopping malls and services far exceeding their expectations, contrasting sharply with their previous perceptions shaped by 14 years of war and isolation under the Assad regime.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Syria Reopens Airport, Boosts Power Generation Amid Post-Conflict Recovery
On January 7, 2025, Syria's new government reopened Damascus International Airport to Gulf flights, announced incoming power-generating vessels to boost electricity by 50 percent, and is performing maintenance on the Baniyas Refinery while addressing security concerns and medicine shortages.
Syria Reopens Airport, Boosts Power Generation Amid Post-Conflict Recovery
On January 7, 2025, Syria's new government reopened Damascus International Airport to Gulf flights, announced incoming power-generating vessels to boost electricity by 50 percent, and is performing maintenance on the Baniyas Refinery while addressing security concerns and medicine shortages.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Tel Aviv Cafe Employs Displaced Israelis, Honors Victims of October 2023 Attacks
Cafe Otef-Re'im, a Tel Aviv cafe staffed by displaced residents from southern Israeli communities targeted in the October 2023 Hamas attacks, sells regional products and provides a sense of community and economic recovery for its employees, many of whom lost family members.
Tel Aviv Cafe Employs Displaced Israelis, Honors Victims of October 2023 Attacks
Cafe Otef-Re'im, a Tel Aviv cafe staffed by displaced residents from southern Israeli communities targeted in the October 2023 Hamas attacks, sells regional products and provides a sense of community and economic recovery for its employees, many of whom lost family members.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Rebuilt Mosul Minaret Symbolizes City's Recovery
The Al-Hadbaa Minaret of Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS in 2017, has been rebuilt as part of a $115 million UNESCO-led project funded by the UAE and EU, using traditional techniques and salvaged materials; the reopening is expected in the coming weeks.
Rebuilt Mosul Minaret Symbolizes City's Recovery
The Al-Hadbaa Minaret of Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, destroyed by ISIS in 2017, has been rebuilt as part of a $115 million UNESCO-led project funded by the UAE and EU, using traditional techniques and salvaged materials; the reopening is expected in the coming weeks.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Israeli Architects Rebuild Homes After War, Fostering National Unity
In the aftermath of the recent war, the "Together at Home" initiative, launched by Ayelet Hashachar, provides free architectural and design services to rebuild homes for residents in northern and southern Israel; approximately 100 professionals participated in the launch event.
Israeli Architects Rebuild Homes After War, Fostering National Unity
In the aftermath of the recent war, the "Together at Home" initiative, launched by Ayelet Hashachar, provides free architectural and design services to rebuild homes for residents in northern and southern Israel; approximately 100 professionals participated in the launch event.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Somalia Security Transition: AU Mission Ends, Somali Forces Take Over
The African Union launched a new stabilization mission (AUSSOM) in Somalia on January 1st, 2025, succeeding ATMIS, marking a key step in transferring security responsibilities to Somali forces after significant progress in 2024, including base transfers and quick-impact projects improving civilian l...
Somalia Security Transition: AU Mission Ends, Somali Forces Take Over
The African Union launched a new stabilization mission (AUSSOM) in Somalia on January 1st, 2025, succeeding ATMIS, marking a key step in transferring security responsibilities to Somali forces after significant progress in 2024, including base transfers and quick-impact projects improving civilian l...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Ukraine Courts Canadian Investment Amidst War and Uncertain US Aid
Ukraine is actively seeking Canadian investment in its recovery efforts, even amidst the ongoing war and uncertainty surrounding future U.S. aid, highlighting successful investments and emphasizing that now is the time to invest, not wait for the end of fighting.
Ukraine Courts Canadian Investment Amidst War and Uncertain US Aid
Ukraine is actively seeking Canadian investment in its recovery efforts, even amidst the ongoing war and uncertainty surrounding future U.S. aid, highlighting successful investments and emphasizing that now is the time to invest, not wait for the end of fighting.
Progress
40% Bias Score