Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the holy month is marked by a period of deep mourning and reflection, especially on ...

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 deepened after ...

BEIRUT -- On Wednesday, Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq commemorated Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith, while paying ...

Karbala, scene of the first major ground combat between the U.S. Army and Saddam Hussein's Republican Guards, is also the site of one of the most important battles in Islamic history. In the year 680, ...

U.S. troops battled street-to-street with paramilitary fighters in the central Iraqi city of Karbala in a fierce assault aimed at protecting supply lines. U.S. officers said the American troops had ...