FLOURISHING AGAIN Muslims gather to pray in the courtyard of the al-Nouri mosque, in the old city of northern Iraqi city of Mosul, during the Eid al-Adha holiday on July 9, 2022. AFP PHOTO
The old painful picture of Mosul has changed: the rubbles and ruins left by the fierce battles with the IS militants are gradually replaced by the booming commercial activity in many areas of the city, where many of its famous traditional markets are now brimming with various products and shoppers could go around freely without fear.