Iraq allows air travel for 30k Arbaeen pilgrims from Iran

Iraq allows air travel for 30k Arbaeen pilgrims from Iran

Iraq has finally decided on health regulations governing this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage as authorities say only 30,000 pilgrims from Iran will be allowed to visit holy shrines in the Arab country later this month.

Sunday, September 05, 2021 11:25

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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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Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

Muharram rituals organizers threatened by Bahraini authorities

In 680 AD, on Ashoura- the tenth day of the holy month of Muharram- Husain Ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of Shia Muslims, was martyred in the desert of Karbala, located in contemporary Iraq.

Thursday, August 12, 2021 05:09

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Leader says foreign providers agreed to sell Iran vaccines only after domestic jab production

Leader says foreign providers agreed to sell Iran vaccines only after domestic jab production

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says foreign providers of COVID vaccines initially reneged on their promises and refused sales to Iran.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 11:20

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Iran’s President Rouhani felicitates Muslim leaders on Eid al-Adha

Iran’s President Rouhani felicitates Muslim leaders on Eid al-Adha

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has, in separate messages, extended his felicitations to leaders of Muslim countries on Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice), which marks the culmination of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021 09:42

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Voting underway in Iran’s presidential election

Voting underway in Iran’s presidential election

Polls have opened nationwide in Iran’s 2021 presidential election, with nearly 60 million Iranians eligible to vote for one of four candidates running.

Friday, June 18, 2021 08:29

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Iran imposes strict hygiene rules to ensure COVID safety at polling stations

Iran imposes strict hygiene rules to ensure COVID safety at polling stations

The Iranian health ministry has ensured the public about the safety of polling stations against the coronavirus during the June 18 presidential and council elections. Deputy health minister Iraj Harirchi said on Thursday that strict hygiene regulations will be enforced at more than 10,000 polling stations across Iran that would accommodate the votes on a weekend holiday on Friday.

Thursday, June 17, 2021 04:43

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