Two people were killed and several injured when a section of a bridge under construction collapsed in southern Iraq, local authorities said Sunday. The collapse took place late Saturday, with the ...

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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 ...

Police cordoned off the area while emergency teams combed through the wreckage Authorities said they were still assessing the full scale of the damage and investigating the cause of the failure.

ALBAWABA - A bridge under construction in the city of Karbala in Iraq collapsed Saturday evening, killing at least three people and injuring six others, as reported by local officials. Videos of the ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani late Saturday ordered an investigation into the collapse of a bridge in the central holy Shiite city of Karbala that killed two ...

They moved toward Karbala on foot from different directions and descended upon the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate the event. Along the routes, thousands of moukebs, or volunteer service ...

Iraq said Sunday that it had foiled a plot by the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group to target Shia pilgrims in the central city of Karbala. In a statement carried by the state news agency INA, the Karbala ...

Every year, millions of Muslims visit Imam Hussain ibn Ali's shrine in Karbala. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the ...

Sacrifice for the glory of Islam enlivens the brave heart. Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), resurrected the Islam with his martyrdom at Karbala. The incident of ...

Karbala is the holy land of sacrifice, where defeat and victory were redefined. This historic event revealed not only the bravery of men but also the extraordinary courage of women, who prepared their ...

The Battle of Karbala, fought on the 10th of Muharram in 680 CE (61 AH), marks one of the most significant and sorrowful events in Islamic history. It was on this day that Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the ...