(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Saturday reopened the national museum in central Baghdad, almost 12 years after it was looted in the wake of 2003.
Around one-third of an estimated 15,000 artefacts stolen from the museum, according to Iraqi officials.
The Tourism Ministry said the reopening of the Baghdad Museum was a 'reply' to IS's campaign of destruction in the northern city of Mosul, dpa reported.
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