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Tens of thousands of pilgrims arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Saturday ahead of Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...
Shiite pilgrims commemorate Ashoura in Karbala, Iraq, under tight security. QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA. Sat, July 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM UTC. 3 min read. ... APTOPIX Iraq Ashoura. 1 of 5.
Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims gathered in Karbala, Iraq on Sunday to mark Ashura - the most sacred day in the Shi'ite Islamic calendar - amid strict security measures across the city.
Iraq’s ministry of interior announced details of its plans to welcome Arbaeen pilgrims and ensure their security.
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the Ashoura holiday (all times local): 4:50 p.m. Iraq’s state-run TV channel, citing Iraq’s Health Ministry, says the death toll from a stampede in the Shiit… ...
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to protect Shi'ite pilgrims on Saturday, part of intensified security measures the government hopes will prevent bloodshed ...
TEHRAN – The interior ministers of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan convened in Tehran on Monday for a trilateral summit focused on ...
Sheikh Qais Khazali, Secretary General of the Iraqi Ahl al-Haq Brigades, marked the anniversary of Ashura by calling for ...
Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad ...
Shiite rituals for Ashoura ... and weep as clerics recounted the death of Imam Hussein and his 72 companions in the battle of Karbala in present-day Iraq. ... but quietly and with strict security ...
Ashoura holds deep religious and historical significance for Shiites, marking the 680 AD Battle of Karbala, in which Imam Hussein, along with his family and companions, was killed after he refused ...
Syrian government security forces enter the shrine of al-Sayydah Zeinab, the grand daughter of Prophet Mohammed, where Shiite worshippers attend Ashoura ritual, south of Damascus, Syria, Thursday ...