Supporters of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah beat their chests as they march during a religious mourning procession on Ashura, in a suburb of Beirut (AFP Photo/ANWAR AMRO)/ Beirut (AFP) - Anti-Israeli chants rang through the streets of a Hezbollah bastion in the Lebanese capital on ...
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Actors dressed as ancient warriors re-enact battle scenes as part of the Ashura commemorations At least 31 people have been killed in a stampede during commemorations for the Shia holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala, officials ...
Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims have been marking the holy day of Ashura in the Iraqi city of Karbala. Officials said at least 31 people were killed on Thursday in a stampede during a ritual commemorating the martyrdom in battle of the Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in ...
26PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 04:26PM ]/ The streets which would otherwise be flooded by mourners on the occasion of Ashura and echoing the name of Hussein are empty and silent. Barbed wires, blockades, and fleets of security forces are maintaining the clampdown in Muslim-majority ...
Shia Muslims across the world, including Iran, mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad in Karbala, Iraq. In the ten days leading to Tasu’a and Ashura, cities take on a different look and various ceremonies are held at mosques or special gathering ...
Shia Muslims take part in a mourning procession on the 10th day of the lunar month of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ At least 31 pilgrims lost their lives and dozens more sustained injuries in a stampede during ...
45PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:51PM ]/ Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Pakistan has demanded that the United Nations (UN) launch a probe into the situation in ...
48PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:48PM ]/ Today is the 10th day of Muharram, called Ashura. This day belongs to Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam, as he sacrificed not only his own life, but also everything he had to resist against the tyrannical government of the time. Now, his followers say ...
46PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 01:46PM ]/ Indian government forces stop Kashmiri civilians at a checkpoint during heavy restrictions on movements in Srinagar on September 10, 2019, on the 10th day of the holy Islamic month of Muharram. (Photo b AFP)/ India has imposed tighter restrictions on ...
03AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:06AM ]/ Secretary General of the Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, gestures as he addresses his supporters via a screen during the religious procession to mark Ashura, in Beirut, Lebanon, September 10, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)/ The head of ...
57AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 06:58AM ]/ People from all walks of life dressed in black and attended the Tasu’a mourning ceremonies in the Lebanese capital Beirut to mark the eve of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein. Mourners paid tribute to the third Shia Imam and the grandson of ...
56AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:07AM ]/ Government forces in Nigeria have attacked mourners marking the the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on Ashura, killing at least three people and injuring many others.
Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, delivers a speech on September 9, 2019, the eve of Ashura, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) - the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)./ The head of ...
26AM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 04:26AM ]/ Iranians attend a mourning procession in the capital, Tehran, to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam, on September 9, 2019. (Photo by Tasnim News Agency)/ Millions of Iranians are observing Ashura, which ...
56PM [Updated: Tue Sep 10, 2019 02:56PM ]/ Shia Muslims march during a procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Karachi, on September 10, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Thousands of miles away from the city of Karbala, Pakistani lovers of Hussein Ibn-e-Ali have gathered ...
01PM [Updated: Mon Sep 9, 2019 05:06PM ]/ Millions of Iranians have taken part in nationwide processions on Tasu'a, the 9th day of the Muslim month of Muharram, a day before the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain, the third Shia imam. Shia Muslims hold mourning ceremonies during the first 10 ...
Thousands attend Muhrram processions on September 8, 2019 in the Iranian city of Zanjan to honor Abbas ibn Ali, Imam Hussein's half-brother, who made great sacrifices during the Battle of Karbala to protect the imam and his family. (Photo by Fars News)/ Millions of Iranians are partaking in ...
04PM [Updated: Mon Sep 9, 2019 04:04PM ]/ Iraqi Shiites in costumes re-enact events of Ashura in the central city of Karbala on September 8, 2019. (Photo by AFP)/ Tens of thousands of Shia pilgrims gathered amongst heightened security on Monday (September 9) in Karbala to commemorate Ashura. ...
US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff took part at the first round of talks with Iran in Switzerland/ US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Doha to discuss the US-Iran negotiations with mediators, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman says, ...
The US and Iran have agreed to "stand down" following an exchange of strikes over the past few days, media reports say citing a US official. It comes after several attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz, culminating in both nations accusing each other of violating their ceasefire. The ...
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Israel says its forces are preparing for an "extended stay" in southern Lebanon/ Israeli air strikes in Lebanon have killed one person, the country's health ministry said, a day after the two countries signed a deal aimed at paving the way to a lasting peace. Lebanon's state news agency said an ...
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middle school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a student was indicted Wednesday on new charges, including manufacturing child sexual abuse material, prosecutors said. Ashley Fisler, 36, of Washington Township, now faces a 12-count indictment that also includes of a minor and ...
Rafael Grossi said the IAEA was working on dates, procedures and places for the inspections/ The head of the global nuclear watchdog has said it will carry out inspections in Iran under the country's preliminary peace agreement with the US. "The inspections will indeed take place," International ...
There has been a lull in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah since Sunday/ Israeli soldiers have shot dead two people in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says, in the first fatal incident reported since the latest ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed armed group ...