Millions of Shia Muslims from dozens of countries are converging on the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam. The number of the Iranian pilgrims who have traveled to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian in a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein appreciated Iraq for its hospitality and for helping Iranian and non-Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims. Amirabdollahian praised the Iraqi people and government hospitality in spite of limitations, a large number of pilgrims, and the extreme heat. He ...