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KarbalaHALABJA, Iraq — A young girl from Karbala who disappeared during a visit to a waterfall in Halabja was found dead on Tuesday, nine days after she went missing, local auth…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The body of Ruqayye, a young girl whose remains were found on the Ahmed Awa plateau after a 10-day search, arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala accompanie…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A fire broke out on Thursday involving two electrical generators and a diesel fuel transport vehicle near the Elbager shopping center in the al-Amil neigh…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The holy cities of Karbala and Najaf are accelerating security, service and tourism preparations ahead of the 10th day of Ashura, a peak day of Shia mourn…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Kataib Hezbollah's secretary-general, Abu Hussein al-Humaydawi, said in a written statement on Friday that the fighting has not ended and that a more dang…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The body of a young girl identified as Ruqayya was recovered from a waterfall known as Zilm in Karbala after a 10-day search, local authorities said. The …
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The gold-plated banners atop the shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother Abbas in the Iraqi city of Karbala were lowered and replaced on Wednesday to mark…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq's Sadrist Movement, has warned against 21 "foreign" practices that have appeared at Husayni mourning ceremonies in Karbala…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, arrived in Karbala on Tuesday to review preparations for the security plan coverin…
KarbalaHALABJA, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Halabja are searching for a child from Karbala who was swept away by floodwaters in the Zalm River, a spokesperson said on the thir…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Karbala's Directorate of Drug Affairs said two international drug traffickers were arrested and 10,000 Captagon pills were seized in an anti-narcotics ope…
KARBALA, Iraq — The Iraqi Interior Ministry's General Traffic Directorate reported 65 traffic accidents recorded during the first half of the year, with a significant con…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — Karbela claimed a 1-0 away victory over Amana Baghdad on Monday, earning a crucial advantage in the first leg of their Stars League promotion play-off. Ah…
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — A drone fell near a historic minaret in Karbala Province on Monday, officials said, though no injuries or damage were reported. Ain et-Tamer District Gov…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The governor of Karbala denied reports that a passenger aircraft crashed in the desert within city limits, saying the claims were unfounded. The Civil Avi…
KarbalaUnauthorized employment by foreign nationals who enter Karbala as religious visitors has become an economic and social crisis in the city, where thousands are believed to…
