Iraqi officials stepped up security Monday ahead of a major Shiite pilgrimage after a mortar attack on a religious procession in Baghdad killed seven people and wounded dozens.

According to the statement, the Patriarch implored al-Sudani to "intervene and stop the violation of Christian holy sites," ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities banned motorcycles from Baghdad's streets and dispatched tens of thousands of security forces to guard a Shiite pilgrimage Thursday after coordinated car ...

In a meeting with Iraqi Minister of Interior Abdul Amir Al-Shammari in Tehran on Tuesday, President Pezeshkian said that Iran ...

BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials stepped up security Monday ahead of a major Shiite pilgrimage after a mortar attack on a religious procession in Baghdad killed seven people and wounded dozens.

A roadside bomb struck a minibus packed with pilgrims bound for Iraq's holy Shi'ite city of Kerbala on Friday as authorities deployed more than 40,000 police and soldiers to avert new violence in ...

Iraqi security forces fired shots in the air during a clash among themselves Thursday in the holy Shiite Muslim city of Karbala ... Shots fired in Iraq security forces clash during pilgrimage. 2d.

TEHRAN – The interior ministers of Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan convened in Tehran on Monday for a trilateral summit focused on ...

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Pakistan is set to bar solo travel by Shia pilgrims to Iraq, starting January 1, 2026, in an effort to curb visa overstays ...

* Iraqi authorities tighten security for Shi'ite pilgrimage * Bomb strikes minibus carrying pilgrims * Suicide bombing kills 19 overnight By Sami al-Jumaili KERBALA, Iraq, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A ...

Iraqi authorities banned motorcycles from Baghdad's streets and dispatched tens of thousands of security forces to guard a Shiite pilgrimage Thursday after coordinated car bombings targeted proc ...