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NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf hosted families of victims killed in an attack on a school in Minab, Iran, with 128 of 168 affected families represented by a 3…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities arrested two suspects, including a cleric aged 50 to 60, two days after they robbed a currency exchange in Najaf and stole 30 million di…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Hundreds of farmers in Najaf began a sit-in outside the provincial council building on Wednesday to demand higher state purchase prices for their rice harve…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — In the narrow alleys leading to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf's Grand Bazaar, tailors working in workshops of just two to three square meters continue hand-s…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's new religious leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a message of condolence on Thursday following the death of Ishaq Fayyaz, a prominent religious schol…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization held an information seminar in Najaf to introduce mechanical rice seedling transplanting techniques, wi…
NajafTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a condolence message following the death of Muhammad Ishaq Fayyadh, a well-known Shia jurist based in the…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — BAGHDAD — The Nujaba Movement has rejected proposals to place weapons under exclusive state control, with an official saying the move effectively targets re…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday that a security plan implemented in Najaf for the Ghadir Khum religious observance concluded successfully…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Millions of visitors traveled to Najaf from across Iraq and Arab and Islamic countries to celebrate Eid al-Ghadir, the municipality said Thursday. Ahmed Du…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, a senior member of Najaf's religious scholarly community, has died, the Al-Irada Alliance said in a Thursday state…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Large crowds gathered in Najaf on Thursday as pilgrims from across Iraq and several Arab and Islamic countries began arriving for Ghadir Khom celebrations…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement he founded, announced Thursday the death of religious scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad.…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falu ez-al-Ali ez-al-Zeydi declared three days of official mourning following the death of Grand Religious Authority Ayatollah Sh…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Ayatollah Mehdi, a senior religious authority in Najaf, died Tuesday in Baghdad at the age of 95, according to the city's religious council. Born in 1930 i…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi security forces have arrested a foreign woman wanted in connection with a fire that killed her stepdaughter in Najaf, a security source in the city sa…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Activities for the 15th International Ghadir Week began Tuesday evening in Najaf, as the city marked Ghadir Day. The events are being held alongside commemo…
NajafTen individuals were hospitalized in Najaf after suffering from food poisoning linked to a local restaurant. The victims consumed mandi, a traditional rice and meat dish,…
NajafA committee appointed by National Shiite Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr has launched the formal process to disengage the Saraya al-Salam armed wing from the movement. Th…
NajafMuqtada al-Sadr has given Saraya al-Salam one week to complete its separation process, with the move expected to be finished by Ghadir Bayramı. The decision, reported fro…
