KARBALA, Feb 19: Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from across Iraq converged on Karbala on Saturday to mark Ashura to commemorate the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS). This year's commemoration ...

BAGHDAD: At least 31 pilgrims died and dozens were injured on Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the holy day of Ashura. It is Iraq's deadliest stampede in recent ...

The Battle of Karbala or Battle of 'Ashura in which Imam Hussain fought against an army from Kufa on Muharram 10, 61/October 10, 680 who were mercenary soldiers of Yazid b. Mu'awiya, the second ...

As of yesterday, more than 1,800 Mawkib (voluntarily prepared stations) have been registered in Karbala. The Mawkibs are providing the pilgrims with services during the first decade of Muharram. In ...

At least 31 pilgrims have died in Iraq after part of a walkway collapsed causing a stampede on one of the most sacred religious holy days for the Shi'ite sect, officials said. Tens of thousands of ...

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 ...

KARBALA: Iraqi forces looked set to pass a key test as Ashura reached its climax Friday with two million Shiite pilgrims in the holy city of Karbala under heavy security for fear of attacks. The ...

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 ...