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Karbala

Type: City

Name: Karbala

Country: Iraq

Latitude: 32.610001

Longitude: 44.080002

population: 434,457

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Al-Qaeda

Three people, from Karbala, kidnapped in Anbar province

Karbala / NINA / Unidentified gunmen kidnapped, on Saturday 18, May, three people from Karbala province as they returned from Jordan within the administrative border of Anbar province.A security source told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency ... [Published National Iraq News Agency - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Karbala, Kidnapping, Jordan, Al-Qaeda, Witness

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Holy Quran Center of Hazrat Abbas’s (AS) holy shrine in Karbala will hold summer Quranic courses as of May 20.

According to Al-Kafeel website, the courses will include Quran memorization sessions, as well as instructions on jurisprudence, ethics and religious principles and beliefs.Sheikh Muhammad Al-Salami, head of the center said that the Quranic course is one ... [Published IQNA - May 17 2013]

Entities: Qur'an, Karbala, Jurisprudence

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

A Strong Iran Is Good for U.S.

Don't defeat Iran. Shi'ism is not America's enemy. It is not in the long-term interest of the United States to side with the Sunni Arab states against Iran or vice versa. Doing so produces an imbalance of power in the region as we learned with the collapse ... [Published RealClearWorld - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

This Day in History (26-02-1392)

Today is Thursday; 26th of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht 1392 solar hijri; corresponding to 5th of the Islamic month of Rajab 1434 lunar hijri; and May 16, 2013 of the Christian Gregorian Calendar.1342 lunar years ago, on this day in 92 AH, Tareq bin ... [Published IRIB World Service - May 16 2013]

Entities: Iran, Spain, Martyr, Honduras

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

War Correspondent

I'm currently on the outskirts of Karbala. The rest of my unit has left this area, heading north to secure the newly christened Baghdad Airport. Because of my recent "aggression" towards a higher-ranked, "Embedded" CNN drunkard, I've been demoted to "Affixed" ... [Published Portland Mercury - May 14 2013]

Entities: Karbala, Fedayeen, Baghdad

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Terror suspects held in Oman are remanded

THREE businessmen arrested in Oman for allegedly being part of an Iranian-backed terrorist cell that planned attacks in Bahrain have been remanded in custody for another 45 days.They are among eight men arrested in connection with the cell, which was ... [Published Gulf Daily News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Sleeper Cell

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Maliki coalition tops in provincial poll, fails to win majority in districts

BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Malikis coalition came top in provincial elections two weeks ago, results released on Saturday showed, but failed to win a majority in any district, meaning it will need alliances to hold onto senior provincial posts. ... [Published Oman Tribune - May 06 2013]

Entities: Coalition, Independent High Electoral Commission, Iraq, Baghdad, an-Najaf

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Hajj House comes up in Jaipur

Jaipur, May 5 : The much awaited Hajj House has come up in the state capital here that would cater to services and facilities to Hajj pilgrims under one roof.Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the newly brought up complex at the Karbala ... [Published NewKerala.com - May 06 2013]

Entities: Jaipur, Ashok Gehlot, Karbala, Mahesh Joshi

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 8 reports

Maliki bloc leads in Iraq poll

BAGHDAD Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Malikis State of Law coalition won the most provincial council seats in seven of the 12 provinces that voted, according to results released on Saturday. However, no list won a majority of seats in any of the provi ... [Published Oman Tribune - May 05 2013]

Entities: Iraq, an-Najaf, Basra City

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Iraqi unrest: Series of car bombings rock Iraq, kill 36

BAGHDAD ? In another sectarian-inspired attack, at least five car bombs went off and killed up to 36 Iraqis. This has not been the first instance of widespread violence and death within fractured Iraq, when up to 55 were killed in another series of car ... [Published Accuracy in Media - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Bombing, Car Bomb

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 20 reports

Iraq: 21 people killed, 78 injured in attacks

Baghdad: On Monday, 21 people were killed and 78 injured in attacks across Iraq, mostly in the Shiite provinces, an interior ministry source said.According to the sources, two people were killed and 12 wounded when a car bomb exploded in Karbala, some ... [Published PardaPhash - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Baghdad, Iraq, Car Bomb

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 8 reports

Car Bomb Explosion in Karbala

A security source said on Monday, that a car bomb exploded in Karbala province (108 km southwest of Baghdad). ... [Published Iraq Updates - Latest News - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Karbala, Car Bomb, Bomb Explosion

Quotes

A security source told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: "masked gunmen kidnapped three people from Karbala as they returned from Jordan, took them to an unknown destination, left a woman with her baby inside the car, traveling to Karbala ."

Three people, from Karbala, kidnapped in Anbar province [Published National Iraq News Agency - 21 hours ago]

"By Allah, if the Omayyads had killed the (grand)son of the Prophet unjustly"

This Day in History (26-02-1392) [Published IRIB World Service - May 16 2013]

...year by offering handouts to various sections of the population, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who also holds the finance portfolio, replied: "it is the people's money and I am giving it back to them."

DESERT TALES: Empty rhetoric in Rajasthan [Published Mail Online UK - May 14 2013]

"Shaza Doha will boast one of the country's first business clubs for leaders of society, with membership being by invitation" explained Simon Coombs, president & CEO of Shaza Hotels...

Shaza Hotels announces new project in Doha [Published Zawya.com - May 10 2013]

More Content

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2 Guam Guardsmen killed: State of mourning orde... [Published Guam Pacific Daily News - 13 hours ago]
Three people, from Karbala, kidnapped in Anbar ... [Published National Iraq News Agency - 21 hours ago]
Holy Quran Center of Hazrat Abbas’s (AS) holy s... [Published IQNA - May 17 2013]
This Day in History (27-02-1392) [Published IRIB World Service - May 17 2013]
A Strong Iran Is Good for U.S. [Published RealClearWorld - May 16 2013]
This Day in History (26-02-1392) [Published IRIB World Service - May 16 2013]
Balancing Shia And Sunni Radicalisms [Published Forbes.com - May 15 2013]
War Correspondent [Published Portland Mercury - May 14 2013]
DESERT TALES: Empty rhetoric in Rajasthan [Published Mail Online UK - May 14 2013]
Terror suspects held in Oman are remanded [Published Gulf Daily News - May 13 2013]
Iran’s Plans to Take Over Syria [Published Cutting Edge News - May 12 2013]
"Virtues of Quranic Verses" Published in Karbala [Published IQNA - May 11 2013]
Attack of the body-snatchers [Published New York Post - May 11 2013]
'The Enemy Within' [Published Outlook India - May 11 2013]
Hasnawi: Agreement between Turks, PKK on the ac... [Published National Iraq News Agency - May 10 2013]
Shaza Hotels announces new project in Doha [Published Zawya.com - May 10 2013]
Terror suspects held 'high-profile' jobs [Published Gulf Daily News - May 10 2013]
Farooqi survives yet another deadly attack [Published Daily Times - May 10 2013]
The mullah's power game [Published Masress.com - May 09 2013]
It is all about kinship [Published Waging Nonviolence - May 09 2013]
Of manhood, and chivalry [Published Arab Times - May 09 2013]
Saddam Hussein's legacy of division in Iraq [Published GlobalPost - May 08 2013]
Special Report: Sunni and Shia divided in Iraq,... [Published GlobalPost - May 08 2013]
Banias massacre reminiscent of Karbala: Erdoğan [Published Mehr News - May 08 2013]
Weddady's Free Arabs, American Islamic Congress... [Published Electronic Intifada - May 08 2013]
Rotana Hotels to more than double portfolio by... [Published AME Info - May 07 2013]
'The scene in Banias is as severe as Karbala' [Published Turkish Press - May 07 2013]
Erdoğan's fury over Banyas [Published Turkish Radio and Television - May 07 2013]
Rotana to operate 100 hotels by 2020 [Published Gulf News - May 07 2013]
This Day in History (17-2-1392) [Published IRIB World Service - May 07 2013]

Blogs

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It is all about kinship [Published Waging Nonviolence - May 09 2013] by Cathy Breen Palm trees along Euphprates river in Najaf, Iraq. (WNV/Cathy Breen) My travel plans were not widely broadcast this time around. After an overnight flight from New York City, and a long layover in Istanbul, the plane set off for Iraq ...
The real problem in Iraq is the stalemate behin... [Published The Best Defense - May 06 2013] p> By Joel Wing Best Defense officer of Iraqi statistical analysis Iraq recently saw a huge increase in the number of attacksand casualties in April 2013. Iraq Body Count recorded 561 deaths for themonth, the highest since August 2009, while ...
MAT SABU MERAUNG MAKAN TANAH KARBALA YANG LAPIK... [Published THE FLYING KICK - May 05 2013]
Regime Gains Ground—For Now [Published Syria Comment - Apr 17 2013] <img class="" alt="" src="http://english.al-akhbar.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/5cols/leading_images/172704-01-08-%281%29.jpg" width="494" height="315"/> From al-Akhbar article, below: A young Syrian boy holds a bag as he collects plastic and ...
Iraq: Shi'ite jihadis smash up newspaper office... [Published Jihad Watch - Apr 07 2013] Jihad Watch reader Gravenimage notes: "The attackers were recognized as 'militant Shi'ites.' Their main 'grievance'? At one newspaper, they complained that the paper had accused Shi'ite Cleric al Sarkhi of trying to dominate the 'Holy City' of Karbala. ...