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 ...

A man with ties to a radical Shiite cleric is in U.S. custody in connection with an attack that killed five American soldiers ...

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 ...

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 chaired a meeting on Monday to review the technical details and solutions to carry out solar energy ...

In 1980, Iraq - led by Sunni leader Saddam Hussein ... the tomb of an unknown person at a cemetery in the central city of Karbala. There are over 2.5 million Muslims in the UK and the mosque ...

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 ...

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These rituals include processions, recitation of elegies (Marsiya), recounting the events of martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali in Karbala, Iraq and delivering sermons. Ashura: The 10th day of ...