Tehran, December 1,The Iran Project Amid the most widespread and hideous threats by ISIS militants, Arbaeen massive rally is now underway and a huge crowd of Shia Muslims from across the world walk along 80-kilometer-long road from Najaf and the cities around to Karbala. With the security threats in Iraq on the eve of Arbaeen, the massive influx ...

Millions of people from across the world are in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to attend mourning rituals on Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussain. The ceremonies are taking place in Karbala on Thursday amid heavy troop deployment to protect pilgrims against terrorist attacks. Many of theblack-...

Pilgrims who are walking to celebrate the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hossain (AS), visited Mosque al-Kufa and Imam Ali's house on their way to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq.     By ...

Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran on Monday underlined significance of cooperation between Iran and Iraq in the Middle East and at international levels. Speaking in a meeting with Iraqi Oil Minister Adil Abd Al-Mahdi in Tehran, Rafsanjani said manpower resource is more important than all ...

Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA Winners of the Arbaeen international Photography Competition will be awarded in February. Cultural Deputy of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hashemi said the awarding ceremony will be held concurrent with celebrations marking the anniversary of the February 1979 Islamic Revolution ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli announced that the country plans to highly increase the capacity for providing services for 1.5 million pilgrims traveling to the holy city of Karbala for the next Arbaeen mourning processions. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Sunday meeting held to study the quality of ...

Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA Oppressor world powers and their terrorist agents had better know their slightest insult against Iraqi holy sites will lead to harsh response of not only Iran, but the entire Islamic world, said interim Friday prayers leader of Tehran. 1.6 billion Muslims are standing behind the Iraqi nation and army, and as everyone noticed ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) Mehran city governor has announced that Mehran customs trading activity has been resumed. In an interview to Mehr News, Morad Naseri said, after a short pause due to the high volume of traffic during Arbaeen, Mehran border customs trade activity has resumed. He said business owners could go to the border for office works and ...

Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA Appreciating Iraqi nations hospitality in hosting millions of mourners of Imam Hussain (P), Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here Wednesday that disputes and insecurity keep the extremists and Takfiri terrorists alive. Security is the most vital need of the region and disputes among the Islamic governments endangers it,...

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) Ali Larijani, the speaker of Irans Parliament, pointed to the terrorist crisis in the region and emphasized that close cooperation between Iraq and Iran is needed to counter terrorism. In a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, Larijani expressed his gratitude for Salim al-Jabouri's acceptance of the invitiation ...

Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA Despite the entire efforts made by various concerned Iranian officials and especially the allocated facilities, the Iranian pilgrims of Imam Hussain (P) on his 40th day after martyrdom anniversary (Arbain) are entangled with numerous problems. The Head of the Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeid Owhadi told IRNA here ...

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[caption id="attachment_133159" align="alignright" width="164"] Ayatollah Bushehri stated that Iran is not against the American people, but is against their [governments] bullying and demanding attitude and are opposed to those who have hypocritical attitudes to our serious demands.[/caption] Referring to the message which the millions of pilgrims ...

Muslims in Nigeria have held the annual Arbaeen mourning rituals, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him). Shia Muslims on Saturday gathered in the city of Zaria to hold processions along with fellow countrymen. Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, told Press TV that ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) Millions of people, mostly Shia Muslims, in one of the largest rituals in the world, have made pilgrimage to Karbala on foot today, on 20th of Arabic month of Safar coinciding this year with Dec. 13, to mark the 40th day after Ashura. Arbaeen[Arabic for "forty"] is aShiaMuslim religious observance that marks 40days after theDay ...

The number of Iranian pilgrims visiting the Iraqi city of Karbala this year has hit a record high of 1,500,000. Iranian police has issued a record number of 500,000 new passports for pilgrims travelling to Iraq to mark Arbaeen, said Hossein Zolfaghari, who serves as Iran's deputy interior minister for security and law enforcement. Millions of ...

Millions of Iranians have held mourning rituals on Arba'een, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. Black-clad Iranian Muslims have participated in the ceremonies that are held annually in mosques and other religious and community centers in different cities throughout Iran. Imam ...

Tehran, Dec 13, IRNA - The religious mourning ceremony of Arbaeen was held on Saturday in the presence of the Superme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. The university students joined the Leader in the ritual to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). The occasion is observed 40 days after the martyrdom of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad ...

Millions of pilgrims from around the world are in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen, which marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam. The pilgrims have arrived in the city on foot, by cars, buses and many other means from Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bahrain, Pakistan and countries as far as ...

[caption id="attachment_135114" align="alignright" width="159"] Millions of Shia Muslims from across the globe walk toward Karbala in Iraq to commemorate Arbaeen. (File photo)[/caption] TEHRAN (Tasnim) Al Khalifa regime forces arrested 19 young Bahraini Shiite pilgrims on their way to Iraq to participate in Arbaeen mourning ceremony, local media ...