You might be wondering how Iran has managed to stand up against militarily superior powers like the US and Israel in the conflict, now in its fourth week. The answer, however, may not lie in its ...

Ultimately, the enduring power of Karbala lies not in direct equivalence but in its ability to inspire moral reflection. As tensions between Washington and Tehran continue, the invocation of this ...

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The following report is now a complimentary offering from MEMRI’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. Between February 28 and March 1, 2026, ...

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — A bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 18 people, medical officials said. Millions of believers converge on the city each ...

The Iraqi Armed Forces denied reports of unauthorised foreign military installations in the country, rejecting claims of a secret military presence in the deserts near Karbala and Najaf. In a ...

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq is set to open the country’s first industrial-scale solar plant Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, southwest of Baghdad. It’s part of a new push by the ...

Christian Berthelsen BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. military officials said Saturday that they were turning over security for Karbala province south of Baghdad to Iraqi security forces on Monday, marking the ...

KARBALA, Iraq — Millions of Shiite Muslims packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who became a ...

War is a time that brings back many myths, sparking earnest and sometimes intense debates by people of Pakistan on the myth and reality of this small but volatile community of Hussaini Brahmins. Some ...