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

The annual Arbaeen pilgrimage, one of the most monumental religious congregations throughout the world, has this year ...

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

There’s a lingering fear, whispered in homes and cafés: will Iraq once again become a battleground for someone else’s war?

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

At least 4.1 million people took part in the 2025 Arbaeen pilgrimage, marking it as the largest gathering of its kind in the ...

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 ...

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

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 the result of a ...

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