The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ashura/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Ashura | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ashura/ 32 32 Nasrallah threatens to fire rockets at Israeli areas not yet targeted by Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/nasrallah-threatens-to-fire-rockets-at-israeli-areas-not-yet-targeted-by-hezbollah/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:39:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3333680 In televised address, terror group leader cites reported spike in civilian deaths in southern Lebanon, denies rumors of 'finalized agreement' to halt ongoing deadly border violence

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]]> Hezbollah chief: ‘Israel occupying Lebanese lands, we will respond to any stupid act’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-chief-israel-occupying-lebanese-lands-we-will-respond-to-any-stupid-act/ Sat, 29 Jul 2023 10:52:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3061356 Iran-backed terror group 'ready for any option,' Nasrallah says, amid spiking tensions on border with Israel

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]]> Hezbollah warns Israel: ‘Any arm’ trying to steal Lebanon’s wealth ‘will be cut off’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-warns-israel-any-arm-trying-to-steal-lebanons-wealth-will-be-cut-off/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:27:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2815255 Nasrallah's remarks come amid intensified US efforts to resolve an ongoing maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel; speech made during the Shiite holy day of Ashura

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]]> Shiite Muslims in Middle East mark solemn holy day of Ashura https://www.timesofisrael.com/shiite-muslims-in-middle-east-mark-solemn-holy-day-of-ashura/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:19:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2814615 Festival marks the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein; Shiites to hold mourning ceremonies across the region, including mass self-flagellations

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]]> Iran holds mass funeral for Revolutionary Guard officers killed in Syria years ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-holds-mass-funeral-for-revolutionary-guard-officers-killed-in-syria-years-ago/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:40:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2811856 'Headless general' Abdollah Eskandari, known for his capture and beheading by Syrian rebels in 2014, among bodies of five fighters recently recovered from Syria

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]]> Iran arrests 10 Islamic State members, blames Israel for sending them https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-arrests-10-islamic-state-members-blames-israel-for-sending-them/ Thu, 04 Aug 2022 15:05:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2811605 Tehran claims Mossad despatched '10 Daesh terrorists' in plot to attack worshipers on the Shiite holy day of Ashura

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]]> More than 30 dead in stampede at Iraqi Shiite shrine https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-30-dead-in-stampede-at-iraqi-shiite-shrine/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:03:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2145723 Over 100 others injured as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims converge on city of Karbala to mark solemn Muslim holy day

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]]> Lebanese Shiites mark Ashura in show of anti-Israel defiance https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-shiites-mark-ashura-in-show-of-anti-israel-defiance/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:41:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2145693 At Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut, supporters of terror group say high turnout at religious event shows Israel 'the great power of the resistance'

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]]> Mourning saint’s death, Middle East Shiites bloody selves with chains https://www.timesofisrael.com/mourning-saints-death-middle-east-shiites-bloody-selves-with-chains/ Thu, 20 Sep 2018 19:20:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1928525 Ashura marked from Iran to Lebanon with battle reenactments, mass prayers, and other acts of lamentation

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]]> Mud and mourning in Iran mark death of imam 1,300 years ago https://www.timesofisrael.com/mud-and-mourning-in-iran/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 07:54:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1705422 Drawing on old burial traditions, the men of Khorramabad cover themselves in mud as sign of grief over death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson

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]]> Shiites commemorate Muhammad’s grandson with mourning, self-flagellation https://www.timesofisrael.com/shiites-commemorate-muhammads-grandson-with-mourning-self-flagellation/ Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:58:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1272102 Thousands gather at Karbala shrine in Iraq for Ashura, the most somber day in Shiite calendar, as millions hold processions in home towns

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]]> Arabic media plays up story claiming IDF aborted strike on Nasrallah https://www.timesofisrael.com/arabic-media-plays-up-story-claiming-idf-aborted-strike-on-nasrallah/ Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:26:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1093184 No confirmation of Dutch Telegraph report that Israel called off missile attack on Hezbollah leader during recent Beirut speech

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]]> Terrorist praised would-be assassin of Temple Mount activist https://www.timesofisrael.com/terrorist-praised-would-be-assassin-of-temple-mount-activist/ Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:41:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1087293 Facebook activity of Ibrahim al-Akary, Wednesday's Jerusalem killer, reveals a zealot consumed with fear for Al-Aqsa Mosque

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]]> Shiites mark holy day in defiance of jihadists https://www.timesofisrael.com/shiites-mark-holy-day-in-defiance-of-jihadists/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:02:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1086769 Thousands in Iraq and Lebanon commemorate Ashura amid promises of victory against Islamic State

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]]> Iranians mark fall of US embassy with flag-burning https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranians-mark-fall-of-us-embassy-with-flag-burning/ Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:24:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1086731 Demonstrators also chant 'Death to America' and 'Death to Israel, Death to Britain'

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