BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aerial photo shows Shiite pilgrims gathering between the illuminated holy shrine of Imam Hussein and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas ...

A Karbala survey of 360 health professionals found generally favorable stewardship attitudes, uneven self-reported practices, ...

Millions of Shiite Muslims marked the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Tuesday, with the event unfolding amid regional tensions and fears of another round of escalation in ...

Several Iranian outlets ran headlines stating that the Leader had "visited the shrine of Imam Hussein after 70 years," referring to what they described as his long absence from Karbala. According to ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Iraq is set to open the country’s first industrial-scale solar plant Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, southwest of Baghdad. It’s part of a new push by the ...

Police cordoned off the area while emergency teams combed through the wreckage Authorities said they were still assessing the full scale of the damage and investigating the cause of the failure.

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims mark Ashoura in Karbala, mourning Imam Hussein’s 680 AD death with processions, prayers and reinforced security. View on euronews ...