Majid al-Kareem is poorly equipped for his 500 km pilgrimage by foot through the scorching deserts of southern Iraq. His ...

Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday rejected what he called the “militarization of shrines” after videos showed pilgrims ...

Millions of Muslims from across the world have converged in holy Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after ...

Increasing around 10 percent in comparison with last year’s figures, 22 to 25 million pilgrims have flocked into the Holy ...

One of the world’s biggest religious gatherings unfolded in near-total blackout on Monday when Iraq’s power grid buckled under the strain. As millions of Shiite pilgrims flooded Karbala for the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least 40 Arbaeen pilgrims were injured, and several others killed in a devastating traffic ...

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has expressed appreciation to the government and people of Iraq for ...

Majid al-Kareem embarks on a 500 km pilgrimage by foot through Iraq's deserts to honor the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Hussein. This journey commemorates Arbaeen, a significant Shi'ite ritual.

By bnm Gulf bureau Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated five major food industry projects worth $2bn ...

By Newsbase MENA syndicate Iraqi Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadel announced the continuation of work on the Karbala solar ...

More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a ...

The pilgrims were on the route between two Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala when the incident took place.