pilgrims
Iraq removes visa requirements for Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims
NEWS
July 10, 2019
Iraq removes visa requirements for Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims
Iranian pilgrims wishing to travel to Iraq for Arbaeen pilgrimage will no longer need to obtain a visa, an official…
Tunnel to be in service to help pilgrims and service departments in Karbala
Holy Shrines
March 25, 2019
Tunnel to be in service to help pilgrims and service departments in Karbala
The head of the Department of Engineering Projects at the Imam Hussein Shrine, Hussein Ridha Mehdi, said that the tunnel…
Iranian, Iraqi pilgrims to get visas free of charge as of April
Islam World
March 12, 2019
Iranian, Iraqi pilgrims to get visas free of charge as of April
Visas for visiting Iraq and Iran will be issued free of charge for Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims and tourists as…
India resumes flights to Iraq after 30 year gap
Islam World
February 16, 2019
India resumes flights to Iraq after 30 year gap
Air India resumed flights to Iraq on Thursday after a 30 year gap, when a plane carrying Shia pilgrims landed…
9 injured as bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq attacked
Islam World
February 4, 2019
9 injured as bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq attacked
At least nine Iranian pilgrims have been wounded after their bus came under a terrorist attack in Iraq’s northern province…
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine will open extra spaces for more pilgrims
Holy Shrines
February 3, 2019
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine will open extra spaces for more pilgrims
The Department of Engineering of the Imam Hussein Shrine will soon connect the new basement, that’s being built now, with…
Pakistani airline to replace music with Quran in Hajj flights
Islam World
January 19, 2019
Pakistani airline to replace music with Quran in Hajj flights
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has banned in-flight entertainment for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims traveling to Jeddah and Medina and…
Two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
Islam World
October 29, 2018
Two million Iranian pilgrims head into Iraq for Arbaeen
At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forward, en route to one…
Husseini services unit of deaf-mute people serves Arbaeen pilgrims
Islam World
October 28, 2018
Husseini services unit of deaf-mute people serves Arbaeen pilgrims
A Husseini services unit – comprised of more than 150 deaf-mute people – came to the holy city of Karbala…
Routes to Karbala packed with pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
Islam World
October 25, 2018
Routes to Karbala packed with pilgrims ahead of Arbaeen
The annual congregation of Shia Muslims in commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein,…