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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 ...

The pilgrims were traveling through Iran to reach Iraq's Karbala to partake in the Arbaeen rituals, observed mostly by Shias. Millions of believers converge each year for the Arbaeen, regarded as ...

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 ...