This annual observance, held on the 20th of Safar in the Islamic lunar calendar, is one of the world's largest religious ...

Mumbai: If some of your Shia friends in the city are currently not here, maybe they are walking down the nearly 90 km road ...

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 ...

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

History has witnessed noble souls who upheld truth and righteousness in the face of darkness. Among them, Imam Husain - the ...

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

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

More than 600 Shia pilgrims in Iraq have been briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the ...

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

Renowned folk and Sufi singer Sanam Marvi has expressed frustration over the constant trolling she faces whenever she performs religious pilgrimages like Umrah or visits Karbala. She said critics ...

A disturbing episode that reveals the fragility of the Iraqi healthcare system.

In a brief statement, Iraq’s health ministry said that “621 cases of asphyxia have been recorded following a chlorine gas leak in Karbala”. “All have received the necessary care and left ...