Arbaeen (اربعین) is one of the most significant religious observances for Shia Muslims, marking the 40th day after Ashura—the ...

Majid al-Kareem is poorly equipped for his 500 km pilgrimage by foot through the scorching deserts of southern Iraq. He wears ...

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

The extreme temperatures have not stopped the millions of pilgrims descending on the city of Karbala to commemorate the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least 40 Arbaeen pilgrims were injured, and several others killed in a devastating traffic ...

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

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has expressed appreciation to the government and people of Iraq for ...

An official with the Arbaeen Committee announced that over media people covered the Arbaeen walk in Iraq. Tehran, IRNA – ...

Shiite pilgrims participate in Arbaeen, which marks the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura, in Karbala, Iraq ...

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has commended the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s (IRCS) services provided to people ...

Iraqi intelligence forces on Sunday captured a “terrorist” network comprising nearly two dozen suspected Islamic State (ISIS) ...

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, ...