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2021-09-27 17:02
‘Pilgrims who lost Arbaeen’ march in Tehran
People, who lost the massive Arbaeen pilgrimage toward Karbala, stage a march on Monday from Tehran’s Imam Hussein Sq. to the holy shrine of Shah Abdol Azim in Rey to commemorate the religious occasion. The trekking is practiced in every Iranian city where the faithful for any reason are not able to join the annual pilgrimage towards the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), who was martyred in the battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
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2021-09-27 00:40
By Myles Hoenig
The tables are turning against the U.S. presence in West Asia
TEHRAN- It’s always gratifying to see the bully being beaten, getting his comeuppance, or stood up to by those he has been harassing, humiliating, hurting, intimidating for so long. Sometimes that’s all it takes. The most aggressive bully in West Asia and much of the world is the United States. It goes where it wants and does what it pleases.
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2021-09-24 17:22
Medical emergency measures for Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN – Since Wednesday, Medical Emergency Organization has performed 1,227 COVID-19 tests at the border of Mehran, to serve the pilgrims of Arbaeen, ILNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-09-13 18:36
Iran and Iraq agree to ease visa restrictions
TEHRAN - Iran and Iraq have agreed to ease tough visa restrictions, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi announced on Sunday, as a step forward in broadening bilateral relations.
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2020-10-06 22:52
Toward Hussein (AS)
TEHRAN – Despite the travel restrictions imposed following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran and Iraq, the Iranian people made preparations to commemorate the Day of Arbaeen alongside their Iraqi coreligionists through online campaigns, a move that highlighted the deep impacts past years’ Arbaeen had on the people across the border.
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2020-09-12 11:57
Iran, Iraq mulling to hold Arbaeen rituals online
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki and his Iraqi counterpart Hassan Al-Tamimi discussed the formation of a joint committee to hold Arbaeen rituals virtually this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-01-27 18:18
IIDCYA photo contest on Arbaeen pilgrimage selects winners
TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced the winners of a photo contest on the annual pilgrimage of Arbaeen on Monday.
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2019-10-08 18:04
Iranian literati to attend Arbaeen gathering
TEHRAN – A group of 80 Iranian writers and poets will be attending the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq.
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2019-10-07 18:33
Iran temporarily lifts visa requirement for Iraqi nationals
TEHRAN – Iran’s embassy in Baghdad has announced that Iraqi nationals can visit Iran without a visa from October 24 to December 27, 2019.
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2019-09-30 18:18
Tehran Municipality earmarks $2.3m for Arbaeen pilgrimage
TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality has allocated 100 billion rials (nearly $2.3 million) to provide people with various services during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, IRNA news agency reported.
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2019-09-01 17:55
Over 102,000 Iranians so far registered to attend Arbaeen trek
TEHRAN – More than 102,000 Iranians have so far registered to participate in the Arbaeen pilgrimage, Amir Moradi, an official with the Arbaeen headquarters has stated.
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2019-07-28 18:27
Iranian consul general warns pilgrims against illegal entry into Iraq
TEHRAN – Iran’s consul general in the Iraqi city of Karbala has warned Iranian pilgrims against illegal entry into Iraq during the Arba’een rituals.
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2019-06-21 20:06
Iran, Iraq ink MOU to expand tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq have recently agreed in principle to further develop ties in the arenas of tourism, pilgrimage, cultural heritage and handicrafts, CHTN reported.
