Ashura

Lebanon Shia mark first Ashura after blows to Hezbollah and Iran
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MENA
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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
Iran
MENA
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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)
Lebanon
MENA
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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
MENA
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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

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Al-Mawasi massacre, Knesset resolution, and migration forum

Hugo Goodridge
19 July, 2024
Iraq Stampede -- Anadolu
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MENA
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Iraqi Shia holy city of Karbala mourns stampede deaths

The New Arab
11 September, 2019
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stampede
MENA
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31 Shia pilgrims killed in stampede in Karbala

The New Arab & agencies
10 September, 2019
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Shia
MENA
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Lebanon bans drones during Ashura following Israeli attack

The New Arab & agencies
01 September, 2019
Ashura Bahrain
Iran
MENA
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Bahrain makes arrests following 'chaos' during Ashura commemorations

The New Arab & agencies
26 September, 2018
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Mosque
MENA
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Two injured after car hits crowd outside London mosque

The New Arab
19 September, 2018
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Shia
MENA
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Millions of Muslims mark Ashura with anti-terror slogans

The New Arab
01 October, 2017
Hassan Nasrallah
Shia militias
MENA
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Hizballah accuses Iraqi-Kurds of Middle East 'partition'

The New Arab
01 October, 2017
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World Cup
Narrated

FIFA fines Iran's football federation over ‘religious manifestations'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 November, 2016
Donors give blood at the Islamic Centre of England
Shia
Analysis
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From bloodletting to blood donation: Remembering Muharram's universal message

Nargess Moballeghi
20 October, 2016
Ashura Baghdad
Shia
MENA
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IS target Shia Muslim mourners during commemoration in Baghdad

The New Arab & agencies
15 October, 2016
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Muharram
MENA
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Millions in Karbala to mark seventh century Ashura battle

The New Arab
12 October, 2016
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Lebanon
Narrated

Barney the dinosaur in bizarre Ashura procession goes viral

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

12 October, 2016
Ashura Tehran
Tehran
Perspectives

The guise of religion: Using Ashura for political gain

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Shenaz Kermalli

12 October, 2016
Kuwait AFP
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MENA
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Islamic State: Kuwait arrests Egyptian planning 'terrorist act'

The New Arab & agencies
09 October, 2016
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Shia
MENA
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Bahrain warns against 'political protests' during Shia-Muslim festival

The New Arab
05 October, 2016
Saudi Dammam mosque bombing
Terrorism
Analysis
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The price of security in Saudi Arabia

Mohammad Ali Musawi
05 June, 2015