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NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf International Airport recorded a sharp rise in flight activity ahead of the Arbaeen pilgrimage commemorating the 40th day after Ashura, the airport ad…
NajafDAMASCUS, Syria — Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri, widely regarded as one of Iraq's most prominent poets, died on July 27, 1997, in Damascus at the age of 98 after decades spe…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council announced on Saturday that a man was detained in Najaf for impersonating an official from the office of the council's presi…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Najaf Provincial Council has declared a public holiday for all government offices in the province from Tuesday, July 28, 2026, through Sunday, August 2,…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A letter circulated by the Najaf Provincial Directorate of Education offering burial plots inside a model cemetery for sale by installments through a bank h…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Supreme Committee for Visitor Services, Kays al-Muhammadawi, announced on Thursday that a security and services plan for the Arbaeen comm…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A man who opened a massage center in Najaf was taken into custody shortly after the launch, according to a security source. The owner had approached young p…
NajafDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Najaf International Airport official said on Wednesday that a Caspian Airlines flight scheduled to depart Najaf for Mashhad at 10:50 a.m. …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Iraq's Sadrist Movement, sent a written condolence message on Monday to the people of Qatar and the ruling Al Thani family follow…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The chairman of Najaf Sports Club, Ammar Necm, said the club's debt has reached 3.2 billion dinars, attributing the financial strain to outstanding obligati…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf's Friday preacher Sheikh Sadreddin Kubeyncangi has cautioned against draft arrangements that would reduce or waive sentences for corruption defendants…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf Governor Yusuf Kinavi said the Iraqi government is pursuing a border crossing with Saudi Arabia, with approval secured from the prime minister and Sau…
NajafMASHHAD, Iran — Two members of Iran's Basij paramilitary force were killed in an armed attack during the funeral and burial ceremonies of former Iranian Supreme Leader Al…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Coordination Framework released a written statement on Thursday evening following the funeral in Iraq of former Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, thanki…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iraq's Prime Ministerial Office chief and head of the mourning committee, Ihsan Yasin al-Awadi, said funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Najaf …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A funeral held in Najaf for Iranian religious authority Ali Khamenei drew a crowd estimated in the millions, overwhelming arrangements prepared in advance b…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The funeral procession for Ali Khamenei in Najaf ended on Saturday after a march through the city's main streets that drew millions of participants, accordi…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — More than 2.3 million people attended a funeral ceremony held in Najaf for Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a statement release…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian left Najaf at dawn on Wednesday and traveled to Tehran, concluding his visit to Iraq, according to Iran's official IRNA …
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Supreme Islamic Council, Hammam Hammami, said Iraqis will not leave their allies alone, expressing continued solidarity with Iran's lea…
