While Morocco and Austria may have been the most recent nations to criminalize the full-face covering, Karbala in Iraq appears to have gone in the other direction, imposing its version of modest ...

The Iraqi Prime Minister launched on Thursday the construction works of five new hospitals in different Iraqi provinces.

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has inaugurated the new "Hydrogen" Pharmaceutical Plant in Karbala Governorate, specializing in the production of cancer treatment medications. The ...

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Preparations are underway in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to hold the “Imamate International Week” in June.

On Wednesday, coinciding with Martyrs' Day, a Tehran court announced a verdict condemning the United States for its role in the brutal killing of Iranian divers captured during Operation Karbala-4 in ...

Pilgrims gather in Karbala, Iraq, in what’s regarded as the largest annual public gathering in the world. The event draws tens of millions of people each year. Already, Iranian police said 3 ...