Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Shiites flooded the streets of the holy city of Karbala Saturday for the birthday of the historic 12th Imam.

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While Iraq offers substantial support to Shiite refugees and Hezbollah families, Christians, Druze, and Sunnis receive ...

The day of the attacks coincides with Arbaeen, 40 days after the killing of Imam al-Hussein, the third Shia imam. According to a Hezbollah statement, they chose this day because it commemorates it ...

Crowds of believers mourn the symbolic coffin of the martyr Sayed Hassan Nasrallah at the Holy Shrines of Imam al-Hussayn and al-Abbas (peace be upon them). AhlulBayt News Agency: Crowds of ...

Funeral ceremonies have been held in the Iraqi holy cities of Karbala and Najaf for Iran’s Major General Abbas Nilforoushan ...

A solemn funeral ceremony was held in Tehran on Tuesday for Major General Abbas Nilforooshan, a senior commander of Iran’s ...

and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Shia Imam, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shia Twelvers. He is recognized as the 'Martyr Of Martyrs' by both Sunni and Shia.