Karbala

Karbala

21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq's Karbala

21 million Shiites mark Arbaeen in Iraq's Karbala

Sixteen years after its inception, only a fraction of the 76-kilometre (47-mile) 'green belt' in Iraq's Karbala has materialised, and even so, poor irrigation and lack of maintenance have left trees struggling to grow Mohammed SAWAF AFP

Iraq 'green belt' neglected in faltering climate fight