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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 ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Shiite pilgrims commemorate Ashoura in Karbala, Iraq, under tight security
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 ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Iraq opens first large-scale solar power plant in Karbala desert
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 ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Three protesters killed in Iraq's Karbala near Iran consulate: medics
Three protesters were shot dead overnight during a demonstration outside the Iranian consulate in Iraq's holy city of Karbala, the head of the forensics department there told AFP on Monday. Security ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Tight security in Iraq as Shiite pilgrims gather in Karbala for Ashoura commemoration
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 ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Government: Why Iraq’s next government won’t shake off Iran’s influence
A pro-Iran government in Baghdad will compromise US development plans for Iraq. The man Iraq’s Shia leadership picked as their candidate to lead the country, former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, won ...