BAGHDAD - Millions of people from around the world travel to Iraq each year to partake in the annual Arba'een processions, which over the past years have grown into the largest human gathering of any kind. The decades-old event marks the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam ...

ISLAMABAD - Huge processions have been held in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala as millions of mourners commemorated Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam. Images showed tens of thousands of pilgrims descending upon the shrine of Imam ...

TEHRAN - Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has dismissed concerns over the security of Arbaeen pilgrims in the wake of recent unrest in a number of Iraqi cities, saying Iranians are travelling to the Arab country without any problem as Iraq has ensured full security along the routes ...

ISLAMABAD - Iran to issue 200,000 Visas for Pakistani pilgrims. Mehdi Honardoost, Iran’s envoy to Pakistan, has said steps have been taken by the embassy to further facilitate pilgrims’ trip to Iraq.Pakistani pilgrims use the Iranian land to reach Iraq for participating in the Arbaeen ritual, ...

KARBALA: (APP) Millions of black-clad Shiite Muslims, crying and beating their chests in mourning, streamed through a shrine in the Iraqi city of Karbala Monday under heavy protection from the security forces.The processions of faithful walking to Imam Hussein's mausoleum from all over Iraq have ...