At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials say. A health ministry spokesman said another 100 people ...

KARBALA, Dec 17, 2010 (AFP) - Two million Shiites geared up for the climax of Ashura commemorations in the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Friday, the day after authorities said they arrested dozens ...

Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days. Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Ashura, marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his faithful companions in the plains of Karbala 1400 years ago, will be observed across Kashmir today with ...

Huge crowds of black-clad Shiite Muslim pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala Wednesday, weeping and beating their chests in mourning for the seventh-century killing of the prophet's ...

Thousands of tearful Shiite pilgrims wearing gloves and masks flooded Iraq's holy city of Karbala on Sunday to mark Ashura, in one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Millions of Shi'ite Muslims have flooded into the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for the peak of Ashura rituals. Throngs of pilgrims beat their chests as a sign of mourning for Imam Hussein, a grandson ...

(The Conversation) — Tens of millions of Shiite Muslims from around the world will visit Iraq on Sept. 10 this year to see the shrines of Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed, and his brother Abbas ...

Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims gathered in Karbala, Iraq on Sunday to mark Ashura — the most sacred day in the Shi’ite Islamic calendar — amid strict security measures across the city. Worshippers from ...

Ashura, the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, is among the holiest days on the Shi'ite calendar. It is a day of mourning marked by dramatic displays of passion and faith by Shi'a -- including ...