ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq's interior ministry said on Saturday that a dispute between two groups in Karbala escalated ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday ordered sweeping restrictions on his ...

The Federal Integrity Commission prevented the loss of 7.5 billion IQD in electrical materials and arrested four employees in ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are in the Iraqi city of Karbala for Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet ...

In Karbala, an Iraqi province just south of Baghdad, sun pours down from a cloudless blue sky, cooking the khaki-colored earth in 115°F temperatures. The smallest stirring of air sends dust swirling.

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq is set to open the country’s first industrial-scale solar plant Sunday in a vast expanse of desert in Karbala province, southwest of Baghdad. It’s part of a new push by the ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the holy month is marked by a period of deep mourning and reflection, especially on ...

To much of the Western world, the killing of Ali Khamenei will register as a strategic event. A successful strike. A leader was eliminated. The balance of power recalibrated. Across much of the Shia ...

Iraq opens first large-scale solar plant in Karbala desert. Facility will generate up to 300 megawatts of electricity. More solar projects planned in Babil and Basra provinces. Goal: 12,500 MW of ...