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Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather around the Imam Hussein Shrine, Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala, as they mark the Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of the Imam. IMAGES
The cast and crew of "Holy Spider" by Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi, in the running for the Palme d'or, walk the red carpet for the premiere at the Cannes film festival. IMAGES
Iraq's populist Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr arrives to cast his ballot as polls open for parliamentary elections in the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives at the Chaldean Cathedral of "Saint Joseph" in Baghdad to hold a holy mass. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives in the holy shrine city of Najaf for his extraordinary meeting with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the top authority for the country's Shiite Muslims, on the second day of his historic Iraq. Sistani, 90, almost never holds meetings but made an exception for 84-year-old Francis, who is making the first-ever papal trip to Iraq to encourage dwindling Christians and extend his hand to Shiite Muslims. IMAGES
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