Karbala

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)

Iraq

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

Members of expert teams take part in the opening of a mass grave in Al-Humaydat, Iraq, June 13, 2021. (AP)

Iraq

Mass Grave Linked to 1991 Uprising Discovered in Iraq’s Karbala During Infrastructure Excavations

Hospital staff install oxygen masks on those suffering from chlorine gas poisoning. (Graphic: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Mass Chlorine Gas Leak in Karbala Sickens Over 620 People

Lebanese refugees arriving in Iraq, Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Lebanese refugees fleeing Israeli-Hezbollah conflict welcomed in Karbala

An aerial view of the city of Karbala. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Karbala residents decry poor services, neglected projects, alleged corruption

The photo shows security personnel in the streets of Karbala. (Photo: Iraqi Media)

Iraq

Clashes between PMF, Iraqi Army in Karbala

A view of installations at the Karbala oil refinery following its inauguration, April 1, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office)

Iraq

Eying self-sufficiency, Iraq inaugurates new refinery in Karbala

Iraqi rescue workers search for survivors trapped under the rubble of the Qattarat al-Imam Ali shrine following a landslide, on the outskirts of the holy city of Karbala, August 21, 2022. (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP)

Iraq

Death toll rises to seven at Iraq shrine following landslide

Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on June 3, 2022. (Photo: Qassem Al-Kaabi/AFP)

Iraq

Sadr calls Iraqi government for urgent investigation on Qattara shrine's case

The flag of the Saraya al-Salam militia, headed by influential Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Iraqi cleric al-Sadr to close his militia's headquarters in all but 4 provinces

Shiite pilgrims gathering in front of Imam Hussein’s shrine for Arbaeen which marks the 40th day after Ashura. (AFP photo)

Iran

Iran wants Iraq to abolish mandatory PCR tests for its Arbaeen pilgrims

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to the blindfolded killer of a high-ranking local official from Karbala, Aug. 11, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi government)

Iraq

Iraqi court hands death penalty to convicted killer of local Karbala official

Iraqi Shiite men take part in a religious procession during the month of Muharram leading up to the mourning day of Ashura, in the central city of Karbala, August 14, 2021. (Photo: Mohammed Sawaf/AFP)

Middle East

Authorities shut down Iran-Iraq border crossing ahead of Ashura ceremonies

Security forces inspect a recently-downed electricity tower in the southern Iraqi province of Karabala, Aug. 12, 2021. (Photo: Social Media)

Iraq

Nearly 30 Iraqi electricity towers destroyed in one week, most recently in Karbala

Iraqi Prime Minister Kadhimi speaks to the killer of the head of Karbala municipality at the crime scene, August 11, 2021. (Photo: Iraqi government)

Iraq

On-duty civil servant killed in Karbala while removing trespasser

A riot police vehicle attempts to disperse a demonstration in central Baghdad's Tahrir Square. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

‘Where’s my killer?’: Iraqis call for accountability in protesters’ deaths