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Lebanon Shia mark first Ashura after blows to Hezbollah and Iran
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After war with Israel, a grief-veiled Ashura for Lebanon's Shia

Shia Muslims commemorate Ashura to honour the martyrdom of Hussein. In Lebanon, the Shia community unites in the face of Israeli attacks, vowing to endure.

Hanna Davis
08 July, 2025
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes his first public appearance since the war with Israel by attending an Ashura ceremony in Tehran, Iran
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Iran's Khamenei makes first public appearance since Israel war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 July, 2025
A police officer cordons off the site of an Israeli strike on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on June 27, 2025. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Lebanon arrests seven Syrians over suspected Ashura terror plot

The New Arab Staff
01 July, 2025
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Iraq arrests 39 suspected members of outlawed 'Sacrificers' sect

Dana Taib Menmy
21 July, 2024
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Al-Mawasi massacre, Knesset resolution, and migration forum

Hugo Goodridge
19 July, 2024
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Iran's police cracks down on unveiled Ashura mourners

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19 July, 2024
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Shias in Lebanon and Iraq commemorate Ashura amid Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2024
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Mia Khalifa, Oppenheimer, Ashura dominate Arabic Wikipedia

The New Arab Staff
07 August, 2023
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Nasrallah urges Muslims to 'punish' Quran desecrators

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 July, 2023
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Across Iraq, millions of Iraqi Shias commemorate Ashura 

Dana Taib Menmy
28 July, 2023
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Kashmir Shias march for Ashura after 33-year ban lifted

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 July, 2023
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Ashura: Why do Shias commemorate it and how?

The New Arab Staff
27 July, 2023
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India's Modi likened to 'Yazid' following Ashura tweet

The New Arab Staff
09 August, 2022
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Depp look-alike 'spotted' in Iran commemorating Ashura

The New Arab Staff
09 August, 2022
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Shia Muslims in Mideast mark solemn holy day of Ashoura

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 August, 2022
A man hoists a flag as onlookers clap during the "al-Nabda" Ashura commemoration. (TNA)
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Lebanon marks Ashura in the midst of economic crisis

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21 August, 2021
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Anti-Shia protesters march for second day in Karachi

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 September, 2020
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Saudi court sentences seven to death for 2014 killings

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 September, 2020
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Iraqi mob torches TV station for over 'festive' show

The New Arab Staff
31 August, 2020
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Shia muslims mark Ashura in Iraq's Karbala despite virus

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2020
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Iraqi pilgrims protest corruption during annual Arbaeen march

The New Arab
19 October, 2019