Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith. The rift between Islam’s two main sects deepened after ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad. Once ...

Ten of thousands of Shiite Muslims across the world marked Ashoura on Sunday, a solemn day marking the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson.

All armed men who appeared in a video carrying machine guns during a Ashoura procession in Zoqaq al-Blat have been handed out to Lebanese security agencies, media reports said.Change MP Ibrahim ...

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group’s refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. He spoke in ...

In recent years, Ashoura processions have been attacked by extremist Sunni militants. In 2004, at the height of Iraq's sectarian violence, 143 people were killed in near-simultaneous suicide and ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian Shiite Muslims on Tuesday commemorated Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.

Shiite Muslims are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith. The rift between Islam’s two main sects ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad DAMASCUS, Syria -- Shiite pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to ...

Bangladeshi Shiite Muslims participate in an Ashoura commemoration marking the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, July 6, 2025.

During the lead-up to Ashoura, “the hotels should be 100% full,” he said. “The Iraqis normally fill up the area.” But this year, they didn't come. His economic woes predate Assad’s fall.