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The pilgrims were travelling from the Sindh province in Pakistan to Iraq's holy city of Karbala to commemorate one of the biggest events in the Shia calendar. Around 50 people are believed to have ...

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There were 53 passengers on board when the bus crashed en route to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage. A technical defect in the vehicle’s braking system caused the ...

For 9 years, the "host of Kafil Zainab" has been providing services to pilgrims near her holy shrine in Syria. This year, the ...

The pilgrims were traveling through Iran to reach Iraq's Karbala to partake in the Arbaeen rituals, observed mostly by Shias.

Iraq has announced to restore the suspended visas of Pakistani Zaireen travelling to Karbala for Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA). In a statement on Monday, Iraqi embassy in Islamabad also announced to ...

An Iranian official says the Arbaeen procession, held every year in Karbala, conveys a message of enlightenment and is a ...

The biggest annual gathering for Shia Muslims from all over the World, takes place in Iraq. All the pilgrims reach to the center by walking miles from Barsa to the city of Karbala. In 2014, Over 17 ...

The Sayyida Zaynab shrine, located 10 kilometers south of Damascus, is a center of faith for Shia pilgrims from all over the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...