Lebanon: Thousands of Shia Muslims mark day of Ashura with mourning ceremony in Beirut.

SHOTLIST: BEIRUT, LEBANON (JUNE 26, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF MOURNERS SITTING ON GROUND AND LISTENING TO PRAYER 2. VARIOUS OF MOURNERS SITTING AROUND DESTROYED BUILDINGS 3. VARIOUS OF MOURNERS MARCHING IN STREET AND CHANTING NASHEEDS 4. MOURNERS LISTENING TO SPEECH BEING DELIVERED ON LARGE SCREEN BEIRUT, LEBANON - JUNE 26, 2026: Thousands of Shia Muslims gathered in the Lebanese capital Friday, June 26, to mark the solemn holy day of Ashura with massive public processions and mourning ceremonies. The 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram, also known as Ashura, marks the anniversary of the passing of the Prophet Mohammad’s grandson Imam al-Hussein on the desert plains of Karbala, some 113 kilometers (70 miles) away from where Iraq's capital Baghdad now stands. On that day in year 61 of the Islamic calendar, Al-Hussein, along with 72 loyal companions, was killed in the infamous Battle of Karbala by the forces of Umayyad Caliph Yazid I.