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KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport said transportation fares for pilgrims visiting during Ashura have remained unchanged, with no new pricing adjustments introd…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Committee for Million-Visitor Pilgrimages said the security plan prepared for the Ashura pilgrimage in Karbala was carried out successfully…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Mourners gathered at the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas in Karbala to observe the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein and his comp…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudayr said on Friday that fuel products have been supplied to visitors and service convoys in Karbala for the Ashura …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A representative of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said mourning tents in Karbala have begun early preparations for the annual Ashura pilgrimage, providing…
KarbalaANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the tragedy of Karbala endures in collective memory and that love for the Ahl al-Bayt, the family of the Prophet Muha…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Authorities in the holy city of Kerbela have launched a multi-agency operation ahead of Ashura, preparing to receive millions of pilgrims commemorating th…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Karbala Governor Nasif Jassim al-Khattabi said the Ashura pilgrimage has reached its peak, with security and service plans proceeding smoothly at a high l…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 3 million Iranian visitors have reached the Iraqi city of Karbala to take part in Ashura commemorations set for Thursday, Iran's state broadcast…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Intelligence and Investigation Directorate said 25 foreign nationals were detained in Karbala after a fight broke out among visitors from d…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Iran's national football team held a Husseini memorial ceremony during its training camp in Mexico, with the coaching staff, administrative personnel and …
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's High Judicial Council has directed security agencies to apply the country's counterterrorism law against individuals and groups using armed drones,…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — An elderly woman in Karbala distributes water to pilgrims in the area between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas, a service she has performed for years…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Mourning processions were held across central Karbala and around shrines this week to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein during the Islamic month o…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The Karbala Sports Club interim administration canceled its election congress on Saturday after no administrative board could be formed, the interim board…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Authorities in Karbala have declared Thursday a public holiday across official institutions to mark the 9th day of Muharram, the first month of the Islami…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A 1,500-year-old church in the western desert of Karbala's Ayn al-Tamr district is awaiting restoration, Iraqi officials said, describing the site as one …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The governor of Karbala and head of the provincial Higher Security Committee, Nasif Jasim al-Khattabi, held a meeting with the city's security commander, …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Writer Jalal al-Hasanawi has reexamined the position of Imam Hussein at Karbala in an essay titled "The Hussein Revolution: From the Preservation of the M…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A mourning procession reenacting the entry of Hussein's caravan into Karbala was held in the Iraqi city on the second day of Muharram, organized by the He…
