epa11481895 Yemeni Shiite Muslims watch the Houthis' leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi delivering a speech via a TV screen, during an Ashura Day procession in Sana'a, Yemen, 16 July 2024. Shiite Muslims across the world are observing the holy month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The climax of Muharram is the Ashura festival that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in a battle near the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
