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An Iranian official says the Arbaeen procession, held every year in Karbala, conveys a message of enlightenment and is a ...

Arbaeen, which means 40 in Arabic, is one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings and a major event for Shia Muslims, who are the majority in Iraq and Iran. Karbala, where Hussein and his ...

A senior Iranian cleric described the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage as a symbol of rejection of tyranny and a display of honoring ...

At least three people were shot dead when protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Sunday night. The protesters, who demanded that Iran stop interfering in ...

Karbala is a living reality on Ashura. It is not simply a battle fought 1,300 years ago. Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims take part in a mourning ceremony, during the holy Shi'ite ritual of Arbaeen ...