and Imam Hussein (not pictured) in Iraq’s central holy city of Karbala [Mohammed Sawaf/AFP] Karbala, where Hussein and his brother Abbas are buried in two enormous mausoleums facing each other ...

Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the ...

In a vibrant Baghdad district, labourers are working tirelessly to repair the centuries-old shrine of a revered rabbi in an ...

The pilgrimage, marking the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), has seen not just a massive turnout but also a powerful display of unity and resistance. Pilgrims from countries like ...

On Saturday, the rhythmic sound of pilgrims pounding their chests and heads as they circled the Imam Hussein Shrine filled the air. One of the busiest points is the Iraq-Iran border crossing of ...

The party had previously been overthrown in Iraq in 2003 by the U.S. occupation ... to the Shiite sect's feeling of betrayal ...

The party was dissolved and banned after Hussein was toppled during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. According to the ruling, which AFP was able to review, Raghad Saddam Hussein was found ...

Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court on 5 November after a year-long trial over the killings of 148 Shias from the town of Dujail in the 1980s. In a statement, Iraq's Prime Minister ...

We were right to invade Iraq in 2003 to remove Saddam Hussein, and to complete the job we should have finished in 1991. Even with the absence of caches of weapons of mass destruction, and the ...