TEHRAN, October 29 - The deputy governor of Iraq’s Karbala province said more than 10 million pilgrims have arrived in the province for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony.
A top Iranian police official says groups of Arbaeen pilgrims have begun returning to the country, through the Mehran border crossing in particular, after they performed 'the Great Walk'.
TEHRAN, October 28 - Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari hailed the massive marches of Muslims during the Arbaeen season and said the event conveys a message of unity among Muslims against the global arrogance.
TEHRAN, October 22 - Iran’s Army has dispatched combat and civilian service units to the country’s common border with Iraq in order to ensure the security of Arbaeen pilgrims and provide them with a range of services, a commander said.
TEHRAN, October 22 - Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari highlighted the facilities provided for pilgrims visiting Iraq during Arbaeen season and said no security problem has been reported along the common borders with the Arab country so far.
TEHRAN, October 16 - The Ahl-el-Beit (AS) Islamic and Cultural Center in Geneva, Switzerland, plans to host a series of programs on the occasion Arbaeen.
TEHRAN, October 14 - Iran and Iraq have signed a major memorandum of understanding on handling the Arbaeen season that would see more than 2.5 million Iranian pilgrims travelling to Iraq, an Iranian official said.
TEHRAN, October 11 - Iran’s Border Police commander said his forces are geared up to ensure the security of pilgrims planning to travel to Iraq for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony later this month.
TEHRAN, October 07 - The Iranian Police will ensure security of the pilgrims planning to travel to Iraq for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony later this month by deploying 30,000 forces to the western border crossings, the Police commander said.
TEHRAN, October 28 - The deputy foreign minister for consular and expatriates affairs has said that so far more than 1.1 million visas have been issued for pilgrims who are planning to visit Iraq.
TEHRAN, August 23 - Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli referred to Iraqi security issues as the reason for the non-cancellation of the Arbaeen visa for Iranian pilgrims.
Tehran, YJC. Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani praised the security levelof the Arbaeen rituals in Iraq’s Karbala on Monday.
Tehran, YJC. The spokesman for the Iranian administration Mohammad Baqer Nobakht said Iran, trying to facilitate the movement of pilgrims, plans to connect its railroad network to Iraq.
Tehran, YJC. Iraqis are serving millions of Muslims from around the world and the country itself, people who are storming to the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf to commemorate Arba’een.