Leader attends Arbaeen ceremony
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei attended the ceremony of Arbaeen at Tehran-based Imam Khomeini’s Hosseinieh to…
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Photos: Students held Arbaeen mourning ceremony before Ayatollah Khamenei
Tasnim – Concurrent with Arbaeen of Imam Hussain (as), student groups from across the nation held a mourning procession this morning, October…
Arba’een: Millions of pilgrims converge on Karbala to honor Imam Hussein
Press TV – Millions of pilgrims have converged on Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day since the…
Iran cooperating with Iraq to ensure security for pilgrims: Commander
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The commander of Iran’s border police said the country is in constant interaction with neighboring Iraq to ensure the…
Iran, Iraq discuss preparations for Arbaeen ceremony
Karbala, Sept 8, IRNA – Iranian and Iraqi officials exchanged views on making necessary preparations for the annual Arbaeen mourning ceremony that…
Western media boycott Arbaeen congregation; disregard for basic principles of journalism
Alwaght- Despite the significance and high news value of ‘Arbaeen Congregation’, the Western media deliberately censor the news about the Congregation and…
Iraqi officials laud Tehran Municipality’s services to Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The mayor and governor of Iraq’s holy city of Karbala and governor-general of Karbala province expressed their gratitude to…
President hails high turnout in Arbaeen ceremony
Tehran, Dec 5, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday hailed the nation for high turnout in Arbaeen ceremony in Karbala, Iraq,…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Dec. 5
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has…
FM thanks Iraqi nation, gov’t for their hospitality during Arbaeen ceremonies
Tehran, Dec 4, IRNA – Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif, expressed gratitude to the Iraqi government and nation and the religious leadership for…
Millions of mourners attend Arba’een rituals in Iraq’s Karbala
Millions of people from across the world are in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to attend mourning rituals on Arba’een, the…
Number of Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq exceeds 26 million
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraqi minister of transport announced that the number of pilgrims attending the mourning rituals of Arbaeen in the Arab…
Ayatollah Sistani lauds Tehran municipality’s help in serving Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iraq’s top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali al-Sistani appreciated the efforts made by Tehran Municipality to help serve…
Photos: Iranians mark Arbaeen nationwide
Millions of Iranians nationwide are holding mourning rituals on Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein…
Muslims observe Arbaeen in Iran
Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA – Millions of Iranians nationwide are holding mourning rituals on Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after the…
University students mourn on Arbaeen day in presence of Leader
Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA – Mourning ceremony on the occasion of Arbaeen (the 40th day following the martyrdom anniversary of the third…
Vice president in Najaf
Najaf, Dec 2, IRNA – Concurrent with the mourning ceremony of Arbaeen, First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri arrived in the holy city of…
Millions of mourners preparing for Arba’een rituals in Iraq’s Karbala
Millions of people from across the world are converging on the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to take part in mourning rituals on Arba’een,…
Photos: Iran-Iraq border crossings witnessing high number of pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
MEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at Iran-Iraq joint border crossings to obtain visas ahead of Arbaeen, one of the…
Photos: Nigerians mark Arbaeen
Shia Muslims commemorate Arbaeen, 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussain (AS), in Nigeria, coincidentally with other Muslims…
Mourners flock to Karbala amid heightened security
Pilgrims from 60 different countries are descending on the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq, where they intend to mark Arba’een,…
Photos: Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen
Muslims from around the world came to holy city of Karbala for mourning of 40th day after martyrdom of 3rd Shia Imam…
Weekly Report: From GECF summit to leader’s 2nd letter to Western youth
Tehran, November 29, The Iran Project – GECF summit in Tehran and participation of foreign countries, massive rally of millions of Iranians…
Supreme Leader: Arbaeen rallies an extraordinary phenomenon
Tehran, Nov. 30, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei here on Monday cited Arbaeen rallies as…
Arbaeen to be registered at UNESCO
Tehran, Nov 29, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said on Sunday that…
Photos: Iranian pilgrims en route to Karbala for marking Arbaeen
Thousands of Muslims from across Iran are heading to holy Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the 40th day following the martyrdom of…
A convoy of Sunni pilgrims heads toward Karbala along with Shias
Tehran, November 29, The Iran Project– Along with millions of Shia Muslims who are taking part in massive march toward the holy…
Photos: Millions of Shia pilgrims heading to Karbala on foot
Millions of Shia Muslim Pilgrims from across the world, including Iran, are rallying from the city of Najaf to the city…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 29
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 24 of them. IFP has…
Iran’s coverage: 137 oil giants in Tehran to enter new Iran contracts
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran’s biggest oil investment event opens An important conference opens in…
World’s biggest pilgrimage now underway, and why you’ve never heard of it!
It’s not the Muslim Hajj, or the Hindu Kumbh Mela.. Known as Arbaeen, it is the world’s most populous gathering and you’ve…
Commander highlights IRGC’s full control over borders ahead of Arbaeen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Hossein Salami made assurances that the IRGC forces…
Iraq’s visa for Arbaeen pilgrims mandatory: Iranian diplomat
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian deputy foreign minister quashed rumors that Iraq has removed visa requirements for the pilgrims going to the…
Photos: Massive march for Arbaeen Hosseini
Pilgrims who are walking to celebrate the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossain (AS), visited Mosque al-Kufa and Imam…
Iran, Iraq increase cooperation over securing Arbaeen pilgrims
Tehran, November 28, The Iran Project– Iran and Iraq have boosted cooperation to ensure the security of pilgrims on the eve of Arbaeen,…
Arbaeen terrorist attack thwarted
Tehran, Nov 28, IRNA – Iraqi security forces have arrested a number of terrorists who had planned to attack the Arbaeen pilgrims,…
Iranian drones to safeguard safety of Arbaeen pilgrims
Tehran, Nov. 28, IRNA – Commander of Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad-Reza Pourdastan said the drones and aerial surveillance would safeguard…
Near 1.5 million Iranians enter Iraq for Arbaeen Day
Baghdad, Nov 28, IRNA – Near one and a half million of Iranian pilgrims entered Iraq through three border points until late…
Health conditions of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq under control: Minister
Abadan, Nov 26, IRNA – Minister of Health Hassan Hashemi said on Thursday that there is no need for concern about health…
Iran’s coverage: PMD file must close for Iran to enforce JCPOA: Iran official
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Iran will halt JCPOA implementation if IAEA does not close ‘PMD’ file:…