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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, while paying tribute to Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war ...

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.

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.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Shiite pilgrims from Syria and abroad used to flock to the Sayyida Zeinab shrine outside of Damascus every year to commemorate Ashoura, a solemn day marking the 7th-century ...