Arbaeen
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Iran issues over 58,000 visas for Arbaeen Pakistani pilgrims
Islamabad, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has granted visas to over 58,000 Pakistani pilgrims traveling to Karbala, Iraq, through Iranian borders for the annual Arbaeen ritual.
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Palestinians will be final victors of fight against tyranny: Iran FM spox
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the Palestinian people will eventually emerge victorious in their fight against the Zionist regime.
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Arbaeen mourners hold march in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA – Iranians in the capital Tehran have held a march as part of ceremonies to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia imam, Imam Hossein (AS) who is also the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad.
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Pilgrims arrive in Karbala on last leg of Arbaeen trek
Baghdad, IRNA — Pilgrims from all over the world, including Iranians, have arrived in Iraqi Karbala at the final destination of the Arbaeen walk.
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Israel's downfall began with Al-Aqsa Storm operation: Nigerian cleric
Tehran, IRNA – The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ebrahim Zakzaki has said that the Zionist regime is on the path to its decline ever since the operation al-Aqsa Storm was launched by the Palestinian resistance groups.
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Arbaeen pilgrims returning from Iraq easily, safely: Iranian Consul General
Abadan, IRNA – Iran's Consul General in Basra Ali Abedi has said that Arbaeen pilgrims are returning from Najaf and Karbala to the Shalamcheh easily and without any problems.
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Iranian, Iraqi officials meet amid Arbaeen rituals
Baghdad, IRNA – Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi on a trip to Karbala has met with his Iraqi counterpart, the Minister of Defense, and the Governor of Karbala.
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Tehran sympathizes with Islamabad over death of Pakistani pilgrims
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has offered condolences to the neighboring country after a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in the central province of Yazd, killing 28 passengers.
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28 Pakistanis killed after bus overturns in central Iran
Yazd, IRNA — The director general of Crisis Management in Yazd Province has reported that 28 people have been killed and another 23 injured when a bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in Taft County.
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2.2 million pilgrims travel to Iraq for Arbaeen rituals
Tehran, IRNA – Some 2.2 million pilgrims have so far traveled to Iraq for this year's Arbaeen rituals, according to an Iranian official familiar with the matter.
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Iraqi air force to provide security to Arbaeen pilgrims
Tehran - IRNA – The media cell of Iraqi Security Organization has announced the participation of the country's air force in providing security for Arbaeen as pilgrims from all over the world are expected in the holy city of Karbala to mark the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Iran president says committed to serving Arbaeen pilgrims
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on relevant bodies to keep their pledge to serve Arbaeen pilgrims, promising that his administration will also do whatever it can to hold the Islamic pilgrimage.
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Iraqi PM issues directives regarding Arbaeen pilgrimage
Baqdad, IRNA — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has issued several decisions to the governorates regarding preparations for the Arbaeen Pilgrimage.
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Iraq says ready to receive 120K Arbaeen pilgrims per day via Shalamcheh border
Abadan, IRNA – Iraq is ready to host 120,000 Arbaeen pilgrims per day via the Shalamcheh border, the deputy governor of Iraq’s Basra province has announced.
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Iranian committee reviews Arbaeen preparations
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Political-Consular Committee of Arbaeen has held its 9th meeting in the capital Tehran to review the measures to provide services to pilgrims to Karbala during an annual event that marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Iran removes visa fees for Pakistani pilgrims of Arbaeen
Islamabad, IRNA – Iranian diplomatic missions in Pakistan have removed visa fees for Pakistani nationals intending to pass through Iran into Iraq for Arbaeen rituals.
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Iraq ready to safeguard Muharram, Arbaeen ritual
Baghdad, IRNA – The spokesman of the Joint Operations Command, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji announced readiness for safeguarding the Muharram and Arbaeeen ritual in Iraq.
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Iranian, Iraqi border guard commanders hold meeting before Arbaeen
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian border police commander Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi and the commander of the Iraqi Border Guard, General Mohammad Abdul Wahab, have held a meeting to facilitate the visit of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq for Arbaeen.
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Iraq to open sea border crossing for Arbaeen pilgrims
Tehran, IRNA- Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari says his country is planning to add a new sea border crossing from Abu Flous Port in Basra to Iran’s Khorramshahr to facilitate Arbaeen pilgrims.
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Iran, Iraq ink MoU to facilitate Arbaeen pilgrimage
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the movement of pilgrims from Iran to Iraq during the Arbaeen gathering this summer.
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Iran lauds Iraq’s hospitality in Arbaeen rituals
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has appreciated the hospitality of the Iraqi government and nation during Arbaeen rituals.
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President Raisi to Iraqi PM: Separatist terrorist groups’ activities intolerable
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said that any activity by anti-Iran separatist terrorist groups in northern Iraq is regarded as a measure against the security of the region, calling those activities ‘intolerable’.
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Pilgrims en route to Mashhad to mourn for Imam Hussain
Pilgrims are en route from Chenaranshahr, a city in the center of Bojnourd in North Khorasan province in northeastern Iran, to Mashhad in Razavi Khorasan province in the same location on September 6, 2023, to mourn for Imam Hussain (AS) – the third Imam of Shia Muslims – on Arbaeen which is the 40th day of martyrdom of the Imam who was martyred in Karbala, central Iraq, in 680 CE. (IRNA photos/Vahid Khademi)
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Arbaeen ritual in northeast Iran
The holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran held the Arbaeen ritual on September 6, 2023, to mourn the 40th day of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), who was the third Imam of Shia Muslims and was martyred in Karbala, central Iraq, in 680 CE. (IRNA photos/Mehdi Qorbani)
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Mourning for Imam Hussain (AS) at Arbaeen sunset
At the sunset on Arbaeen on September 6, 2023, pilgrims gathered at Imam Hussain’s (AS) shrine in Karbala, central Iraq, to mourn the martyred Imam. During the Arbaeen rituals, the pilgrims express their devotion to Ahlul Bayt – the family members of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). (IRNA photos/Akbar Tavakkoli)
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‘Iranians' participation in Arbaeen pilgrimage sets new record this year’
Qasr-e-Shirin, IRNA – Iran’s Police Chief Ahmad Reza Radan has hailed the huge presence of pilgrims in Arbaeen mourning ceremonies, which he said took place despite enemies’ efforts to discourage people from commemorating the religious event.
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Arbaeen night ceremony in Karbala
Devotees of the third Shia imam, Imam Hussein (AS), and his half-brother Abu al-Fadl, also known as Hazrat Abbas, held mourning ceremonies in the Iraqi city of Karbala on Arbaeen night falling on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2023. (IRNA photos/Mohammad Mahdi Pourarab)
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Supreme Leader urges youth to choose Imam Hussein as role model
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has advised the young Iranian people to remain determined and steadfast on the path of God and to choose Imam Hussein (AS) as a role model in their lifetime.
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Supreme Leader attends Arabeen ceremony held by students
Groups of Iranian university students have commemorated Arbaeen which marks the 40th day since the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS). They held the mourning ceremony in Imam Khomeini Hussainia in the capital Tehran on September 6, 2023. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was in attendance as well. (photos taken from khamenei.ir)
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Students start Arbaeen mourning ceremony in Supreme Leader’s presence
Tehran, IRNA – University student congregations began their mourning ceremony on the occasion of Arbaeen, the fortieth day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).