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Iraq welcomed thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims to the holy city of Karbala on 25 June as Ashoura commemorations reached their peak. Worshippers gathered around the shrines of Imam Hussein and his ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Life: Iraq's first industrial-scale solar plant opens in Karbala desert to tackle electricity crisis
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 » Life: 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 » Life: Greetings from Karbala, Iraq, where millions gathered for a Shia pilgrimage
Hello from Karbala in central Iraq. Every year, more than 20 million Shia Muslims gather in this small city to commemorate Arbaeen, which took place earlier this month. It marks the killing of Imam ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Life: Karbala, the New Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan is booming. It adopted a motto “the new Iraq” to differentiate itself from the rest of country, which many people—not without reason—associate with instability and violence. This past ...
News Iraq » Karbala » Life: Iraq’s first industrial-scale solar plant opens in Karbala desert to tackle electricity crisis
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 ...