In Shia tradition, Yazid I directed his forces to assassinate Hussain and his family. Sunni versions see it as a less direct result of the battle of Karbala. This event sealed the division between ...

An Iraqi man prays on the tomb of an unknown person at a cemetery in the central city of Karbala. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims are mainly expressed through different religious ...

The Iraqi Prime Minister launched on Thursday the construction works of five new hospitals in different Iraqi provinces.

Shia Muslims who mourn the martyrdom of Imam ... recounting the events of martyrdom of Imam Hussain ibn Ali in Karbala, Iraq and delivering sermons. Ashura: The 10th day of Muharram, known as ...