WorldcrunchFrancesco is a multimedia journalist focused on economic and foreign affairs with over ten years of experience around the world in war reporting. He currently works for Italian daily La Stampa, where he employs his deep knowledge of the ongoing financial crisis and the evolution of international relations in the global context.
The Al-Nuri Mosque and its minaret were severely damaged by the Islamic State (ISIS), but their reconstruction is now part of a UNESCO initiative to assist the recovery of Mosul. In addition to its cultural relevance, the project also carries a sense of redemption and rebirth for the Iraqi city.
The information coming out of the Palestinian enclave is scarce but undoubtedly grim. An Italian reporter from across the border gathers information from inside Gaza amid a fragile and inevitably temporary ceasefire.