BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

KARACHI: When a pilgrim embarks on his journey, the ultimate goal is the destination. Not being able to complete the journey is a devastating experience — one that is even more disheartening when the ...

BAGHDAD – Iraq's top Shiite cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking the end of the mourning period for the ...

Iraq opens first large-scale solar plant in Karbala desert. Facility will generate up to 300 megawatts of electricity. More solar projects planned in Babil and Basra provinces. Goal: 12,500 MW of ...

KARACHI: Out in the distance, the alam faltered. But Abbas, the alamdaar (standard-bearer), would ensure that his body hit the ground before the alam did. But it never came crashing down. That defiant ...

Reporting from Karbala, Iraq — When millions of Shiite Muslim pilgrims descended last month on the shrine with twin gold domes in this holy city, many Iraqis expected sectarian fighting to erupt.

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Unknown gunmen assassinated Ihab al-Wazni, a prominent activist in Karbala at ...

BAGHDAD — Dozens of Iraqi protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Shiite holy city of Karbala on Sunday, scaling the concrete barriers ringing the building, bringing down an Iranian flag and ...

Aleem Maqbool joined pilgrims in Karbala for a rare look inside the mosque It is a privilege to do this work. I kept thinking that as we travelled along the road from Baghdad, to the city of Karbala.

In the biggest rebel attack since the Dec. 13 capture of Saddam Hussein, suicide bombers and assailants with mortars and grenade launchers blasted coalition military bases and the governor's office in ...

US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province of Karbala in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony. Karbala is the eighth of 18 provinces to be transferred to ...

Protesters have burned tyres and blocked roads in the Iraqi city of Karbala after a prominent civil activist was killed by unknown gunmen. Ihab Jawad Al-Wazni was killed in the early hours of Sunday ...