Tehran Municipality to clean Karbala, Najaf after Arba’een
IFP – The municipality of Tehran has taken the responsibility of cleaning the holy Iraqi cities of Karbala and Najaf after the…
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Photos: Iran dispatches medical convoy to Iraq for Arbaeen
Tasnim | Hossein Zohrevand: Iran dispatched a large convoy of medical staff to Iraq to provide services to the pilgrims who travel…
Iran official regrets Iraq’s refusal to remove visa regime
Press TV – As millions of Iranians are expected to travel to Iraq for religious rituals, Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country…
Iran, Iraq urge cooperation on Arba’een
IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology and Iraq’s Foreign Minister urged boosting bilateral cooperation in every sphere in order…
Security of Arbaeen pilgrims a priority for Iran: Official
Tasnim – An Iranian deputy interior minister highlighted the importance the country attaches to the security of its citizens travelling to Iraq…
Iran envoy confers with Iraqi volunteer forces
IRNA – Iranian ambassador to Iraq on Sunday discussed the ways of boosting the Arba’een pilgrims’ security with the Iraqi Popular Mobilization…
Iran, Iraq begin arrangements for Arbaeen pilgrimage
Tasnim – The Iraqi embassy and consulates in Iran on Monday started to issue visa for the Iranian applicants intending to visit…
2.5m Iranians to Take Part in Arba’een Pilgrimage
IFP – About 2.5 million Iranians are expected to take part in this year’s Arba’een pilgrimage, one of the world’s largest religious…
Iranian Shia Muslims set out on world’s longest Arba’een pilgrimage walk
IFP – A huge number of Iranian Shia Muslims have set out on the world’s longest Arba’een pilgrimage walk to the city…
Visa still required for Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims
MNA – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli referred to Iraqi security issues as the reason for the non-cancellation of the Arbaeen…
Iran to begin arrangements for Arbaeen pilgrimage in days
Tasnim – Iranian pilgrims intending to visit Iraq for Arbaeen can start applying for visa within the next couple of days, an…
Iran, Iraq weigh plans to facilitate Arbaeen pilgrimage
Tasnim – Officials from Iran and Iraq explored avenues in a meeting in Tehran to simplify travel for the many Iranian pilgrims…
Deputy FM conveys Zarif’s appreciation of Iraq’s hospitality during Arbaeen
IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Administrative and Financial Affairs Mahdi Danesh-Yazdi communicated the appreciation of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad…
25 terrorist groups busted during Arba’een rituals: Iran minister
Press TV- Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli says 25 terrorist groups were disbanded during the religious rituals of Arba’een last month.…
Iranian martyrs of Iraq blast laid to rest
Press TV- As many as 37 of the Iranian martyrs of a massive bombing, which targeted pilgrims near the Iraqi capital of…
Iran absolutely determined in counter-terrorism efforts: FM Spokesman
IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi here on Wednesday said the brutal act of terrorists in Iraq in killing Arbaeen pilgrims,…
Status of Hilla blast victims subject to DNA tests
MNA– Iran’s Deputy FM Ghashghavi has announced that DNA tests are required to identify corpses of martyred pilgrims in Hilla bombing incident. Iran’s…
Hilla terrorists to receive punishment on battleground: Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Press TV- Iraq’s top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has condemned a recent deadly terrorist attack targeting pilgrims near the Iraqi city…
Official: Bodies of 71 Iraq blast martyrs to be transferred to Iran
IRNA – Iran’s Chief Counsel in Karbala Masoud Hosseinian said on Friday that some 71 Iranian pilgrims who attained martyrdom in the…
Number of Iranian pilgrims visiting Iraq on Arbaeen up by 22%: Official
Tasnim – The number of Iranians who went on pilgrimage to holy cities in neighboring Iraq for mourning rituals marking Arbaeen this…
President Rouhani strongly condemns terrorist attack in Iraq
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Friday strongly condemned the violent and desperate act of terrorists in Iraq in killing Arbaeen pilgrims…
85 killed in terrorist bomb attack in Iraq, 20 Iranians
IRNA – The terrorist attack in Iraq on Thursday has left more than 85 people dead and a lot more injured with…
Iran slams terrorist attack on pilgrims in Iraq
IRNA – Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned the terrorist attack in Iraq on Thursday that caused a large number of deaths and…
World media confessions on huge Arbaeen processions
November 24, The Iran Project – Millions of pilgrims from across the world gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate…
Asharq al-Awsat editor-in-chief resigns over fabricated report
Press TV- The editor-in-chief of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat has resigned, just days after it published a fabricated article about unintended pregnancies…
Iraqi journos with Asharq al-Awsat face arrest over false Karbala report
Press TV- An Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for two correspondents with the Saudi-owned daily, Asharq al-Awsat, for publishing a fallacious…
Global campaign introducing Imam Hussein to the world
According to a report by Mehr, as translated by IFP, Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is not only an…
Arbaeen observed in full security in Pakistan
IRNA – Thousands of Pakistani Shia Muslims across the country observed Arbaeen procession on Monday with religious spirit, devotion and respect. Mourning…
ISIS’ atrocities bring Shia and Sunni Muslims in Iraq closer to each other!
IFP- According to a report translated by IFP, millions of Muslim pilgrims, mainly Shias, have been flocking to the Iraqi city of…
Photos: Millions of Muslims gather in Iraq’s Karbala to commemorate Arba’een
FNA|Meysam Maleki: Millions of Muslims from across the world have gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th…
Arbaeen rituals symbol of lofty values of Imam Hussein (AS) martyrdom
IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari cited Arbaeen rituals as a symbol for portraying the lofty values of Imam…
Saudi newspaper provokes anger after insulting Iraqi women
IFP- The London-based Asharq Al-Awast, which is owned by the Saudi Research and Marketing Group, published an article on Sunday titled “International…
Iran’s cultural figure sees Arbaeen as “Symbol of Islam’s Power”
Tasnim – Cultural Deputy of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening Hamidreza Moqaddamfar asked Islamic world students to develop a deep understanding…
Iraq not willing to abolish visa due to financial issues: Iran
November 21, The Iran Project – The Iranian consulate in Karbala Mir Masoud Hosseinian has announced that Iraq is not willing to…
Arbaeen congregation performed under full security
IRNA – Arbaeen religious procession, the largest congregation in the Muslim World has once again been performed in a secure and peaceful…
Iranian pilgrims starting back home from Arbaeen pilgrimage
IRNA – Iranian pilgrims have started to come back home from their Arbaeen pilgrimage which had taken them to the city of…
Millions of Muslims gather in Iraq’s Karbala to commemorate Arba’een
Press TV- Millions of Muslims from across the world have gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th…
Weekly report: Arbaeen: World’s largest peaceful gathering
November 20, The Iran Project – Russian Federation Council chief Valentina Ivanovna Matviyenko visit to Iran and meeting with senior Iranian officials, Chinese…
RCS offering aid services to 200,000 pilgrims in Iran, Iraq
IRNA – Head of the Islamic Republic Red Crescent Society (RCS) Amir-Mohsen Ziaie says the RCS had provided services for 200,000 pilgrims…
WHO dismisses report on unwanted pregnancies in Iraq’s Karbala
Press TV- The World Health Organization has rejected as false a report on the increased number of unintended pregnancies in Iraq’s holy city…