More than 30 killed in mass stampede in Karbala
MNA – According to reports more than 30 pilgrims were killed and dozens were wounded in a stampede in the city of…
Tag Archives: Ashura Mourning Rituals
Iran in photos: Sept. 25- Oct. 1
October 1, The Iran Project – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting with several senior officials on the sidelines of 72nd session…
Photos: Millions commemorate Ashura across Iran
Faithful people have come out in their millions across Iran as well as elsewhere in the world to commemorate the anniversary of…
Crowds mass in Iraq’s Karbala for mourning ritual
Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) – Huge crowds of black-clad Shia faithful massed in the Iraqi city of Karbala Saturday, crying and beating their…
Millions of Iranian mourners mark Ashura nationwhide
With heavy hearts, the faithful have come out in their millions across Iran as well as elsewhere in the world to commemorate…
Iran daily: Ahmadinejad fuels rumors of his comeback
With Iranian politics in a slower period during religious holidays, former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stepped into the space to fuel rumors…
Security tight as millions of Iraqis head for Karbala
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Security is tight in Iraq where millions of Shiite Muslims are making their way toward the holy city of…
Assembly of Experts condemns aggression of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Tehran, Nov 10, IRNA – Assembly of Experts of the Leadership in a statement released on Monday condemned Zionist regime’s aggression on…
Photos of the week
2 November-9 November Mourning ceremony of Imam Hussein (AS) held by Supreme Leader Iranian MPs attend mourning ceremony of…
Senior cleric urges Riyadh to punish al-Ahsa attackers
Qom, Nov 9, IRNA – Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi on Sunday urged Riyadh to punish those involved in the massacre of…
Massive funeral for killed mourners in eastern S Arabia
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Tens of thousands of Arabs attended funeral for seven people killed in Monday attack. According to Al-Manar,…
Iran condemns terrorist attack on Nigerian mourners
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a suicide attack on Shiite Muslims in northeastern Nigeria that killed at least…
Iran censures terrorist attack against Shia mourners in Saudi Arabia
Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia on a gathering of Shia worshippers mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam…
Ashura sculpture set up at Tehran’s square
A three-dimensional work of art in the form of a sculpture depicting the Ashura tragedy has been unveiled in the Iranian capital…
Gunmen kill five Shia mourners in Saudi Arabia
Unidentified gunmen have attacked a gathering of Shia Muslims and killed five mourners commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month…
Shia Muslims commemorating Ashura worldwide
Millions of Muslims across the globe are holding mourning ceremonies to mark Ashura, the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH),…
Millions of pilgrims in Karbala to commemorate Ashura
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Millions of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam…
Shia Muslims hold rituals to mark Karbala tragedy
Millions of Shia Muslims around the world annually commemorate the great tragedy of Karbala with various forms of traditional ceremonies. The mourners…
Bahram Beizaii’s “Fateful Day” is a matchless play on Ashura: writer
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Iranian writer Hossein Fattahi has said that “The Fateful Day”, Bahram Beizaii’s play on the tragedy of…
Supreme Leader hosting Iranians for Imam Hossein mourning ceremony
Tehran, Nov 14, IRNA — Thousands of Iranians from across the country came to Tehran to take part in the mourning ceremonies…
World Shiite Muslims commemorate Ashoura, day of revolt against injustice
TEHRAN (FNA)- People in Iran and other countries throughout the world mourned on Ashoura, the tenth day of the lunar month of…