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Iraqi resistance groups fire 'all their weapons' against US troops if they fail to withdraw: Kata'ib Hezbollah
Oct 11, 2020 15:33Iraq's anti-terror Kata'ib Hezbollah group says all Iraqi resistance groups and factions will “use all the weapons at their disposal” against the terrorist US forces in the West Asian country if Washington refuses to withdraw its forces despite a parliament’s decision to expel them from Iraq.
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Iraqi resistance groups announce halt to attacks against foreign troops to allow their pullout
Oct 11, 2020 04:05Iraqi resistance groups have issued a statement announcing a halt to military operations against US and foreign forces in Iraq to allow them to leave the Arab country.
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Iran allows Iraqi Airways to hold restricted flights to evacuate nationals
Oct 09, 2020 04:03The Iranian civil aviation authority (CAO.IRI) has issued a certificate for Iraq’s flag carrier to conduct restricted flights from Iran to evacuate nationals amid a renewed surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.
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Devotees mark Arba’een as COVID-19 restricts pilgrimage to Karbala
Oct 08, 2020 09:54Muslims around the world commemorate Arba’een or the 40th day following the heartrending tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Successor of the Almighty’s Last and Greatest Messenger to mankind with the universal creed of Islam, Prophet Mohammad (blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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Iranians mark Arba'een with social distancing
Oct 08, 2020 13:01In Iran, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only a handful of the centers got permission for Arba'een mourning ceremonies, and were only allowed to be held with strict limitations.
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Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (2)
Oct 08, 2020 10:55While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).
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Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (1)
Oct 08, 2020 10:44While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).
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Iraq's politician warns of 'imminent war' as US threatens to target sites linked to resistance groups
Oct 08, 2020 09:39An Iraqi politician has warned of an “imminent” American war as Washington threatens to target dozens of Iraqi sites linked to the popular resistance groups if it follows through with a threat to close its embassy in Baghdad.
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Iraqis pay tribute to General Soleimani a day before Arbaeen
Oct 07, 2020 16:38Iraqi Muslim pilgrims perform rituals a day before the Arbaeen in Karbala while paying tribute to Major General Qassem Soleimani, the Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), who were martyred in US airstrikes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad earlier this year.
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Iran helping Syria rebuild as part of ‘religious duty’
Oct 07, 2020 10:50A deputy minister says Iran is sending building materials to Syria under its “religious duty” to rebuild the West Asian country, seriously damaged by years of a foreign-orchestrated war.