Iran, Iraq discuss infrastructures for Arbaeen pilgrimage
Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir al-Shammari reviewed the readiness and infrastructures of the Khosravi and al-Manzarieh…
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Iran, Iraq officials discuss Arbaeen pilgrimage
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir Al-Shammari have held talks on issues of mutual interests including the…
Iran, Iraq agree on many issues, incl. visa waiver, railway
Referring to his meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, Iranian President Raeisi announced the visa waiver for the citizens of the two…
Iran, Iraq insist on keeping borders closed as Arbaeen nears
Commander of the Border Guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran Police Brigadier-General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said that Iran and Iraq emphasize…
Interior min.: Arbaeen security provided fully by Iraq: Interior min.
MNA – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Sunday that “Iraq’s security was at its highest during the Arbaeen ceremonies…
A Shia holiday turns into a test of Iranian power in Iraq
The New York Times | Alissa J. Rubin and Farnaz Fassihi: The annual ceremony commemorating a founding figure of Shiite Islam is…
Arbaeen procession has great political impacts: Pres. Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the Arbaeen procession, in addition to its cultural and religious effects, has also great political…
March of Arbaeen demonstrates unity of Islamic Ummah against enemies: Bagheri
MNA – Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Force, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said that the great march of Arbaeen…
Judiciary head hails Arbaeen role in uniting Islamic Ummah
MNA – Iranian Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi described the Arbaeen processions as a great asset that has created a united front…
Arba’een walk 2019: World’s largest gathering in numbers
Press TV – Millions of people from around the world travel to Iraq each year to partake in the annual Arba’een processions,…
Iran’s envoy to Iraq thanks Iraq for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
IRNA – Iran’s envoy to Iraq expressed his gratitude on Sunday to Iraqi authorities and nation for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims. “I feel…
Millions march in Iraq in annual Arbaeen Shia pilgrimage
AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and HADI MIZBAN: Millions of pilgrims made their way on foot to the Iraqi city of Karbala on…
Iran, Iraq have construction of Mehran-Najaf highway on agenda: road min.
MNA – Iranian Road Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Sunday that Iran and Iraq have construction of Mehran-Najaf highway on agenda. As…
Iran defense minister lauds Iraqi army, gov’t for safeguarding Arbaeen
IRNA – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami appreciated efforts made by Iraqi officials for maintaining security in Arbaeen rituals. In…
President Rouhani thanks Iraq for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday thanked the Iraqi president and prime minister and religious leaders for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims. In…
While in Iraq, VP Jahangiri holds phone call with Iraqi PM on Arbaeen Day
MNA – While in Iraq to take part in Arbaeen processions, Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri has held a phone conversation…
Remain steadfast, Ayatollah Khamenei tells youth
Tasnim – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called on young students to remain steadfast on the right path…
Photos: Leader attends Arbaeen mourning ceremony
Tasnim – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Arbaeen at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hussainia on…
Photos: Grand procession held in Tehran to commemorate Arbaeen
Tasnim – A large number of residents of Tehran attended a procession on Saturday in commemoration of Arbaeen, marking forty days after…
Leader attends Arbaeen mourning ceremony
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Arbaeen at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Hussainia on…
Shamkhani urges special attention for Iraqi borders infrastructures
IRNA — Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said that infrastructures of the Iraqi borders need special attention…
Grand procession held in Tehran to commemorate Arbaeen
Tasnim – A large number of residents of Tehran attended a procession on Saturday in commemoration of Arbaeen, marking forty days after…
Millions of Arba’een pilgrims from around the world gather in Karbala
Press TV – Millions of pilgrims, including a record number of Iranians, have gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate…
Top Security Official: Holding Arbaeen rally shows Iran’s power in restoring security, stability
FNA – Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani voiced his satisfaction in security maintained for the pilgrims attending…
Arbaeen has turned into ‘nightmare’ for enemies
MNA – Tehran provisional Friday Prayers Leader Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari said that the great march of Arbaeen has become a…
Spokesman highlights IRGC measures to serve Iran’s Arbaeen pilgrims
Tasnim – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) highlighted the extensive measures taken to provide good services for the…
Iranian speaker praises Iraq for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
Tasnim – Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the close bonds between the Iranian and Iraqi nations, describing the Arab country’s hospitality…
Iran-Iraq borders fully secure for return of Arbaeen pilgrims
MNA – A senior security official Brigadier General Mohsen Fat’hizadeh said that Iran-Iraq borders are fully secure for the return of Arbaeen…
Iran foils 2 bombing plots in Arbaeen
Tasnim – Iran’s intelligence forces have thwarted two plots for bombing attacks on pilgrims who travel to Iraq in the Arbaeen season,…
3 million pilgrims cross Iran’s border with Iraq for Arbaeen: Official
Tasnim – Iran’s deputy interior minister for security affairs said so far, three million pilgrims have crossed the country’s four borders with…
More than two million Iranian pilgrims enter Iraq for Arba’een pilgrimage
Press TV – More than two million Iranian pilgrims have entered Iraq a week before annual Arba’een processions are held in the…
Quds Force, Hashd Al Shabi to provide security of Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq
MNA – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said on Thursday that Quds Force and Hashd Al…
Iranian officials growing concerned about Iraqi protests
Al-Monitor – As the mostly peaceful protests over corruption and unemployment continue into their second week across Iraqi cities, Iranian officials are…
Photos: Large caravan of Arbaeen pilgrims leave Iran for Iraq
Tasnim | Mehdi Pedramkhoo: A caravan of around 40,000 people left Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz on Monday evening for a procession…
Iran says Iraq’s ongoing developments will have no impact on Arba’een march
Press TV – Iran says the ongoing unrest in Iraq will have no impact on ceremonies to commemorate Arba’een, which marks 40 days…
Borders secure, Armed Forces ensuring safety of Arbaeen pilgrims: Commander
Tasnim – A ranking Iranian Army commander assured the pilgrims visiting Iraq for Arbaeen that the Iranian Armed Forces have provided full…
Iran’s Khosravi border crossing reopens to pilgrims visiting Iraq
Tasnim – The Khosravi border crossing in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah, which had been closed due to recent unrest in Iraq,…
Iran int’l airport authorizes over 500 Arbaeen flights
IRNA – Imam Khomeini International Airport has authorized over 500 extra flights to Iraqi cities of Najaf and Baghdad for Arbaeen ceremony…
71,000 Arbaeen pilgrims cross Mehran border
MNA – Some 71,000 Iranian and foreign pilgrims crossed Mehran border in the western province of Ilam on Saturday to join Arbaeen…
Nine-fold rise in number of Iranian pilgrims visiting Iraq via Mehran border: Official
Tasnim – Some 35,000 pilgrims left Iran to visit Iraq’s holy sites or returned to the country via Mehran border crossing in…