Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the annual Arbaeen March has turned into a big symbol of unity, solidarity and ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Millions of pilgrims gathered in Iraq's holy city of Karbala amid tight security on Wednesday to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration of the end of the 40-day mourning period after ...

Hundreds of thousands of people were arriving in Karbala, Iraq ahead of Arbaeen, the Shiite pilgrimage regarded as one of the largest annual public gatherings in the world. Arbaeen commemorates ...

Arbaeen, which means 40 in Arabic, is one of the world’s biggest religious gatherings and a major event for Shia Muslims, who are the majority in Iraq and Iran. Karbala, where Hussein and his ...

World Assembly during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, the head of the Arbaeen Cultural and Educational Committee stated, “We consider ...

The commemoration is the culmination of a 40-day mourning period for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Islamic Prophet Mohammad. On Arbaeen day, Oct. 31 in 2018, millions of Shia Muslims will arrive ...

NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video shows Indian pilgrims in Iraq on their journey to Karbala during the Arbaeen Walk of 2023. The Arbaeen Walk is a pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Worshippers were on their annual pilgrimage to mark the 40 days after the death of Prophet Muhammad’s ...

A viral video claiming Palestinian women used the Indian flag to escape Gaza is false. It shows Indians at a 2023 pilgrimage ...

Iraqis from Karbala pride themselves in hosting Arbaeen pilgrims - reflecting a tradition of hospitality. During last year's pilgrimage, around 25 million people took part, making Arbaeen the ...

Arbaeen, which means forty in Arabic ... who are the majority in Iraq and Iran. Karbala, where Hussein and his brother Abbas are buried in two enormous mausoleums facing each other, is the ...