Nearly a year after Saddam Hussein's capture, Iraq faced another defining moment as fierce fighting erupted in the holy city of Najaf. We explore how Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army transformed sacred ...

Millions of mourners, delegations from nearly 100 countries expected to attend week-long ceremonies in Iran's Tehran, Qom, ...

Three international events have kept the spotlight on the Middle Eastern social scene: Macron’s arrival in Syria; Trump’s arrival in Ankara; and Ayatollah Khamenei’s funeral from Iran to Iraq. The ...

Funeral processions for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have begun Wednesday in Najaf, Iraq, with thousands ...

The holy Iraqi city of Najaf prepares to host historic funeral ceremonies of martyred Leader Imam Khamenei (July 7, 2026).

New supreme leader has not publicly appeared since succeeding his father; experts point to possible war injuries, security concerns, say reclusion suggests shifting power balance ...

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem addressed Lebanese and international popular gatherings held alongside the ...

The U.S. military launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck ...

(Fixes dateline) NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) July 8 - Mourners marched through Iraq's holy city of Najaf on Wednesday, following ...

The order had already come down. The assault on a fortified Mahdi Army position in the Iraqi city of Karbala was off. It was August 2004. Army Col. Peter Mansoor and his brigade had spent days ...

After months-long delays, Tehran is in the midst of organising a six-day, multi-city funeral for late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ...