Iraqi authorities are preparing for millions of pilgrims in Karbala as they gather to mark Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein.

Iran says the martyred Leader will have a six-day funeral schedule spanning five cities, beginning with a two-day farewell ceremony in Tehran on July 4 and concluding with burial in Mashhad on July 9.

US-Israeli aggression led to the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, evoking parallels to the battle of Karbala and exposing Western miscalculation on the power of martyrdom in the Shia school of thought.

Besieged Palestinian fighters in Rafah tunnel endure starvation and isolation while resisting Israeli forces, as Western-backed ceasefire guarantees fail to hold the regime accountable.

The Hebrew media highlighted the anti-Israeli-occupation displays that accompanied the commemoration of Imam Hussein in Karbala.

The annual Arbaeen pilgrimage attracts more than 21.1 million Muslim devotees to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala.

Millions of pilgrims have gathered in Karbala to commemorate Arba'een. That’s the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad