Iraqis remember Lt. Gen. Soleimani, Abu Muhandis on eve of martyrdom anniversary

Iraqis remember Lt. Gen. Soleimani, Abu Muhandis on eve of martyrdom anniversary

Iraqis gather from all over the Arab country for a march in remembrance of Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, senior Iranian and Iraqi anti-terror commanders, who were assassinated by the US two years ago.

Sunday, January 02, 2022 10:54

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Devotees perform mourning rituals on Arbaeen in Karbala

Devotees perform mourning rituals on Arbaeen in Karbala

Devotees and mourners are performing mourning rituals in the central Iraqi holy city of Karbala on the day of Arba'een.

Monday, September 27, 2021 12:42

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Muhtashimpur speaks about accompanying Mostafa Khomeini during Arba’een walk

Muhtashimpur speaks about accompanying Mostafa Khomeini during Arba’een walk

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Monday, September 27, 2021 08:47

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Thousands of Iranian pilgrims travel to Iraq to partake in Arbaeen procession

Thousands of Iranian pilgrims travel to Iraq to partake in Arbaeen procession

The number had crossed into the Arab country by land and air by 06:00 a.m. local time (02:30 p.m. GMT) on Sunday, Rostam Qassemi said.

Monday, September 27, 2021 04:32

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Iraq doubles number of Iranian pilgrims heading to Karbala for Arba’een ritual

Iraq doubles number of Iranian pilgrims heading to Karbala for Arba’een ritual

Iraqi authorities have decided to double the number of visas issued for Iranian nationals heading to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam.

Friday, September 10, 2021 11:31

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Iran censures terrorist attack on Ashura mourners in Pakistan

Iran censures terrorist attack on Ashura mourners in Pakistan

Iran’s foreign ministry has condemned a brutal terrorist attack in Pakistan’s Punjab province against commemorative Ashura mourning ceremonies held by local Shia Muslims, expressing deep sympathy with the families of the victims.

Saturday, August 21, 2021 05:59

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Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Mourning ceremonies being held to mark Ashura worldwide

Ashura is the culmination of a 10-day annual mourning period in the lunar calendar month of Muharram for Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid.

Thursday, August 19, 2021 11:54

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Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a

Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a

Tasu’a, in the Islamic lunar calendar refers to the ninth day of Muharram, a day before Ashura when Imam Hussein (AS), a grandson of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), and his 72 companions were martyred in the Battle of Karbala. Iranian mourners commemorate Tasu’a, on the eve of Ashura, the day marking the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, under strict health measures imposed to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021 12:00

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