Millions of Muslims from dozens of countries are converging on the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.

Road Maintenance & Transportation Organization has announced that from August 6 to August 17, some 2,055,396 pilgrims passed through Iran’s border crossings to take part in this year’s Arbaeen processions in Iraq.

As the Arbaeen season has gained momentum with huge crowds of Iranians traveling to Iraq, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Ground Force has built a large makeshift hospital at a western border crossing to provide medical services to the pilgrims.

The religious processions marking Arbaeen would not be held in Iran and Iraq this year because of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Saturday. In comments at a meeting of the Coronavirus Fight National Headquarters, Rouhani said Iraq would not allow any pilgrims to visit the Arab country this year for the mourning ...

MNA Khosravi border, in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah, was reopened on Sunday to ease the commute of pilgrims who want to visit the Holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen ceremony. Iran's Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said the border crossing was reopened based on a previous agreement between Iran and Iraq, adding that this ...

MNA Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said that Iran will use all its equipment, including drones, to provide Arabaeen ceremonies with security. To ensure the security of this years Arbaeen, we will use modern equipment, drones and all we have at our disposal, he told Mehr on Saturday. Every ...

IRNA Iranian Interior Minister Mohammad Reza Rahmani Fazli said that his Iraqi counterpart Yassin Taha al-Yassri is to visit Iran to discuss issues related to Arbaeen issues, Ashoura and Tasu'a. Speaking to reporters, Fazli referred to visa waiver for Arbaeen pilgrims, saying it does not mean that the process will not be controlled. He added ...

MNA Head of Foreign Ministry's Visa and Passport Department Mojtaba Karimi said that Foreign Ministry is following up measures to abolish Iraqi visa for Iranians only in Arbaeen ceremonies. He made the remarks in Mehran Border on Thu. in an interview with IRNA and added, according to the agreements made between the two countries of Iran and Iraq,...

November 1, The Iran Project - More than 10 million Shia pilgrims from around the world made their way last week to the Iraqi city of Karbala,where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, in an annual holy gathering known as Arbaeenwhich this year falls on October 30. Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, marks ...

IRNA Some 46 Iranian pilgrims died during the Arbaeen mourning ceremony in Iraq, an Iranian Insurance official announced in this central Iraqi city of Karbala on Wednesday. Some 15 of those pilgrims lost their lives on natural death and the rest due to road incidents or other reasons, Abdolnabi Saedi told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). About ...

Tasnim | Hamed Malekpour:� Arbaeen, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).    

MNA Once again pilgrims of different colors, race and religions set off on a long, peaceful march to show the world the overwhelming love they have for the third Shia Imam and all the virtues he stood for. Over the past few years, solemn procession of mourners from a variety of ethnic backgrounds begin a long trek days prior to Arbaeen,...

IRNA- The first vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran to travel to Najaf on Tuesday to participate in the Arbaeen march. According to IRNA, Eshaq Jahangiri in his one-day trip, following the pilgrimage of Imam Ali's holy shrine(AS), in part of Najaf-Karbala route will the lovers of Imam Hussein (AS) in the great Arbaeen march and will visit ...

Press TV - Pilgrims from around the world continue to convergeon the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on the eve of Arbaeen, which marks 40 days since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam. Shias, Sunnis, and people of other faiths from world countries have been on a spiritual sojourn to the Iraqi city many from Iran ...

IRNA Due to security reasons, Iraq Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) downed 15 drones over Karbala on Saturday night. Al-Abbas Brigades, which is part of PMF, in a statement warned all users of drones including reporters in Karbala to prevent using the UAVs during Arbaeen rituals. The radio jamming systems installed in most of the areas surrounding ...

ISNA | Pouria Pakizeh: Millions of Shia pilgrims are converging on the holy city of Kerbala for the Arbaeen religious commemoration, the largest annual gathering of Muslims.  

IRNA - Iran and Iraq have decided to promote their commuication services given to millions of pilgrims who travel to holy cities of Iraq during the Arbaeen religious rituals. Iran's Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi and head of Iraqi Commissioners, Communication and Media Commission (CMC) Ali ...

IRNA Over 1.6 Iranians have arrived in Iraq from three border terminals to participate in Arbaeen pilgrimage, according to a police official in charge of organizing Arbaeen rituals. Speaking to reporters in Mehran border terminal, Brigadier-General Mohsen Fathizadeh said that over 440,000 Iranian pilgrims have returned to Iran from Iraq so far....

Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: The holy shrine of Imam Hussain (AS) in the Iraqi city of Karbala is geared up to host millions of Shia pilgrims for Arbaeen mourning ceremony, which is held annually 40 days after martyrdom anniversary of the highly revered Imam and his companions.   ...

Tasnim Commander of Irans Police said more than 1.5 million pilgrims have departed for Iraq for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony, saying full security prevails along the countrys common border with Iraq. Speaking in Irans western province of Ilam on Friday, Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari said more than 1.5 million pilgrims have so far left Iran for ...