IFP - Millions of Shia pilgrims from around the world annually visit Iraq on Arbaeen, the worlds largest religious gathering which marks the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). There may be only one single road in the world whose regular pedestrians walk along it with love: The road from Najaf to Karbala,...

November 12, The Iran Project - Millions of pilgrims from across the world traveled to Iraqs holy city of Karbala to mark40 days since themartyrdom anniversaryofImam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Large groups of black-clad mourners, many of whom have reached Karbala after trekking at least 76 kilometers from Najaf, observed Arbaeen,...

November 12, The Iran Project Pakistani Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa trip to Iran and meeting with senior officials; holding UN Day ceremony in Tehran; Arbaeen pilgrims walking from Najaf to Karbala; Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and participating in Intl security conference in Uzbekistan;...

IRNA The Iranian ambassador to Iraq thanked the Iraqis for holding the Arbaeen ceremony peacefully and calmly, and said that the pilgrims are on their back to Iran. Iraj Masjedi said that there were no problems in accommodations and food during the annual religious procession. He also said that wherever and whenever necessary Iran will be by ...

IRNA - Police in Nigeria have tear-gassed crowds in the capital Abuja to break up a religious procession in the city marking 40 days from the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussain in 680AD, London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission reported on Friday. Videos and photographs from the scene show pandemonium and panic ...

AP Iraqs top Shia cleric says more than 13 million have gathered in the holy city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the annual commemoration marking the end of the mourning period for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammads grandson and a central figure in Shia Islam. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani praised Iraqi security forces Friday for ...

Press TV-Millions of pilgrims from across the world are in Iraqs holy city of Karbala to mark40 days since themartyrdom anniversaryofImam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. Large groups of black-clad mourners, many of whom have reached Karbala after trekking at least 76 kilometers from Najaf, are observingArbaeen, known as the largest ...

ISNA l Hossein Kazzazi & Kimia Nik: Tens of thousands of people poured into the streets in Irans capital of Tehran on Thursday for a religious procession in commemoration of Arbaeen, forty days after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shiite Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).    ...

IRNA- Mourners on Thursday poured to the streets of Iranian cities to mark Arbaeen (40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his 72 companions over 13 centuries ago).  

IRNA- Groups of university students from all across Iran attended the Arbaeen mourning ceremony here on Thursday in the presence of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.    

IRNA Groups of university students from all across Iran attended the Arbaeen mourning ceremony here on Thursday in the presence of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. The ceremony is underway in the Imam Khomeini Mosque in downtown Tehran. The Arbaeen mourning ceremony, falling on November 9 this year ...

Tasnim Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri arrived in the Iraqi city of Najaf on Thursday to attend an annual procession of Shiite Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). Heading a delegation, including Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar, Jahangiri has ...

Press TV-Iranians from all walks of life mark the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, while millions of others have travelled to Iraq to honor the event at the third Shia Imams shrine in the holy city of Karbala. The occasion called Arbaeen occurs 40 days after Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar calendar month of Muharram,...

Tasnim Officials in Irans capital of Tehran have made arrangements for a huge procession of people on Arbaeen, forty days after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shiite Imam, Imam Hussein (AS). While the annual congregation of Shiite Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen is reaching its climax in Iraq, a lot of people in Tehran calling themselves ...

Tasnim I Abdolrahman Rafati: Shia Muslims from around the world visit the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the highly revered imam.    

November 8, The Iran Project - Several top Iranian and Iraqi officials reviewed the ways aimed at providing security and protecting pilgrims in the world largest religious gathering of Arbaeen in Karbala. Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami talked with his Iraqi counterpart Major General Erfan al-Hiyali over phone and the two sides discussed ...

FNA | Zoheir Seidanlou: Millions of pilgrims come together from around the world on the occasion of Arbaeen in Karbala annually making the largest religious gathering ever.    

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, November 8, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. All newspapers today covered the Arbaeen pilgrimage, the worlds largest religious gathering which includes a trek ...

Tasnim | Amir Hesamnejad: With only days before Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), huge crowds of Muslims make pilgrimage to the holy shrine of the first Shia imam, Imam Ali (AS), in Iraqs city of Najaf, before heading to Karbala for the religious congregation.   ...

Tasnim Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei applauded the growing enthusiasm for commemoration of Arbaeen, describing the magnificent pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala to mark Arbaeen as a major event bestowed by Almighty God. In comments at the beginning of a religious course in Tehran on ...