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

The Department of Rituals, Processions, and Hussaini Organizations has announced the registration of more than 14,000 ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

Shia Muslims in Hyderabad observe Arbaeen through mourning processions, majlis (religious gatherings), prayer sessions and ...

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

Live from Karbala as Shiite Muslims from around the world make their way to Iraq’s holy city to commemorate Arbaeen — Arabic for the number 40 — to mark the ...

The head of the International Martyr Ibrahim Hadi Procession announced the launch of the “Hand in God” campaign in support of ...

Increasing around 10 percent in comparison with last year’s figures, 22 to 25 million pilgrims have flocked into the Holy ...

All roads intersecting main procession route to be completely closed, extraordinary measures taken around Nishtar Park, ...

By bna Cairo bureau At least 4.1mn people have attended the 2025 Araba'een pilgrimage in Iraq, according to local officials, in what has been dubbed the largest movement of people on earth. Arba’een, ...

People attended a massive procession in the Iranian capital on Thursday, August 14, in commemoration of Arbaeen, marking ...