Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces (PMU)have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after a massive ISIS attack on the other side of the border.
Iraq deploys Hashd fighters to Syria border amid Arba'een pilgrimage
Two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forward, en route to one of the biggest religious pilgrimages on the planet.
Explosion foiled in Kabul city
The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plot by armed militants to detonate a magnetic bomb in Kabul city.
Husseini services unit of deaf-mute people serves Arbaeen pilgrims
A Husseini services unit – comprised of more than 150 deaf-mute people – came to the holy city of Karbala to serve the Arbaeen pilgrims this year.
Policeman martyred in targeted attack in Quetta by terrorists
Taliban terrorists have shot dead a policeman in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta.
Suicide blast in Afghanistan leaves at least 5 dead
At least five people were killed and 15 more wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives outside a police compound in central Afghan province of Wardak on Saturday, a police spokesman said.
Terrorist attacks on Arbaeen pilgrims foiled in Iraq’s Diyala
The police in Diyala Governorate of Iraq said five planned terror attacks targeting Abraeen pilgrims in the governorate have been foiled in recent days.
Routes to Karbala packed with pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
The annual congregation of Shia Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, is reaching its climax, as millions of pilgrims are on the roads lead to the holy city of Karbala.
Millions of pilgrims are served for hundreds of miles
Alongside the millions of pilgrims walking to the holy city of Kerbela to make a pilgrimage to Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, thousands of groups of people – who serve pilgrims – move with the pilgrims for hundreds of kilometers.
Taliban militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Nuristan province
At least six Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the U.S. forces in eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan.
Saudi airstrike on Hudaydah kills 20 Yemeni civilians
A Saudi airstrike has claimed the lives of at least 20 Yemeni civilians and 10 others sustained injuries in province of Hudaydah as the regime in Riyadh continues its atrocious campaign against its crisis-hit southern neighbor.
7,000 volunteers to assist Iraqi Red Crescent in Arbaeen
Iraq’s Red Crescent Society said some 7,000 individuals have volunteered to help the society in serving Arbaeen pilgrims this year.
UN: 8.4 million war-hit Yemenis need urgent food aid
he United Nations humanitarian chief says the war on Yemen has left as many as 8.4 million people in the Arab world’s already poorest nation in need of urgent food aid.
Arbaeen Quranic booths start activities in Iraq
With the beginning of the arrival of pilgrims, Arbaeen Quranic booths started their activities in Iraq’s Basra governorate, across the Shalamcheh border crossing in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan.