Religion

President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Religion Kurdistan

In a message issued to mark the occasion, President Barzani prayed that God would bestow mercy and blessings on the people of Kurdistan, Iraq and humanity as a whole.

President Masoud Barzani Extends Mawlid Greetings to Muslims Worldwide

The Baptismal Site of Jesus Christ. (Photo: Archive)

Religion Middle East

Jordan Allocates $120 Million to Develop Jesus’ Baptism Site

Haji omaran border crossing. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Religion Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Facilitates Passage of 100,000 Arbaeen Visitors from Five Countries

Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather by a giant Iraqi flag during a mourning ceremony near the shrine of Imam Hussein in Iraq's central shrine city of Karbala. (AFP)

Religion Iraq

Nearly 5 Million Foreign Pilgrims Arrive in Iraq as Arbaeen Draws Vast Crowds to Karbala

Iranian pilgrims walk toward Karbala to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage after crossing through the Iraq-Iran border at Zurbatiyah, south of Baghdad on July 29, 2026. (AFP)

Religion Iraq

Iranian Pilgrims Stream Into Iraq for First Arbaeen Since War

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Erbil's citadel hosts celebrations for Prophet Muhammad's birthday. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Marks Mawlid With Food, Prayer and Public Gatherings

A view of Erbil Citadel. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Erbil Illuminates Citadel for Mawlid Amid Kurdistan's Coexistence Tradition

The Pope Pius IX Medal awarded to President Masoud Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

What Is the Pope Pius IX Medal? Vatican Honor Explained

Salafi cleric Abdul Latif Ahmed Mustafa. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdish Scholars Union Distances Itself From Dr. Abdul Latif, Urges Legal Action

The Jewish cemetery in Damascus, June 30, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Syria

Restoration begins at Damascus Jewish cemetery as Syria's Jewish heritage sees cautious revival

A portrait of an elderly male Ezidi sheikh, a religious leader, at the holy site of Lalish in the Kurdistan region. (Photo: Alamy)

Kurdistan

Forty Days of Solitude: An Ezidi Devotee Finds Eternity at Lalish

A Shiite Muslim devotee with mud sprayed on his clothes reacts during a mourning ritual in Iraq's holy city of Karbala on June 25, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq

In Karbala, Mourning Becomes a Language of Accountability

The Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Pishtiwan Sadiq, June 21, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Barzani Grand Mosque Project Launched in Erbil as Major Religious and Cultural Landmark

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