Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that his Iran-backed group is in a “defensive state” in Lebanon, calling on other Lebanese not to “help Israel and America in their schemes.”“Occupation is ...

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a Ashoura commemorations televised speech overnight that the "ongoing aggression" ...

More than 20 countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Syria, have designated the Hijri New Year a national ...

Because the Hijri calendar is lunar, the dates of Islamic months and holidays — such as Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr — change ...

Muslims globally prepare for Muharram, marking the Islamic New Year 1447 AH. The lunar calendar sets the date around June 26, ...

The Hijri New Year, marking the start of the Islamic lunar calendar from the month of Muharram, offers a period for spiritual ...

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

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

Shiite Muslims in Lebanon and Iraq are commemorating Ashoura, marking the 7th-century death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, while paying tribute to Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war ...

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT - Kashmiri Shiite Muslim flagellate themselves during an Ashoura procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,Wednesday, July. 17, 2024. Muharram commemorates the ...