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Millions of Shia Muslims mark Arbaeen
Shia Muslims around the world are holding mourning rituals on Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after martyrdom anniversary of third Shia Imam. Throughout Iran, millions of black-clad citizens have taken to the...
Iraq heightens security over Arbaeen
Iraqi forces have tightened security as millions of Muslims make their way to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen, Press TV reports. Arbaeen marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam...
10 killed in violence across Iraq
The latest string of attacks has killed 10 people across Iraq, including three schoolboys, who were hit by a roadside bomb on their way to school near the town of Tikrit, 130 kilometers north of the capital Baghdad. Tuesday’s...
17 Shiite pilgrims martyred, 50 wounded in Baghdad on way to Kerbala for Arbaeen.
At least 17 Shiite pilgrims were martyred and more than 50 others were wounded when three car bomb blasts rocked Baghdad on Monday night. The violence included multiple bombings in and around Baghdad against Shiite...
At least 23 people, mostly Shia pilgrims, have been killed and dozens more injured in a string of bomb attacks across Iraq. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – At least 23 people, mostly Shia pilgrims, have been killed...
Millions of Hussaini Mourners on the Way to Karbala
Millions of Ahl Al Bayt fans are walking to the holy city Karbala, the city where the holy shrine of Imam al Hussein (pbuh) is found. (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – Millions of Ahl Al Bayt fans are walking to...
Iraq Attacks Death Toll Climbs To 78
At least 78 Shiite Muslims including pilgrims have been martyred and more than 100 injured in serial bombing in Baghdad and Nassiriya cities of Iraq. Many mourners of Imam Hussain A.S. are included in killed persons. At...
Rockets hit Baghdad Green Zone, kill 2
Several rockets have been fired at the heavily fortified Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people, Press TV reports. Three rockets hit the outer edge of the Green Zone, home to the...
New attacks kill 45 in southern Iraq
At least 45 people have been killed in new outbreak of violence in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya following a string of bombings that killed two dozen others in Baghdad. The incident occurred on Thursday...