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Millions of devotees on monumental Arba’een journey
Oct 26, 2018 11:06The Arbaeen March, as the traditional 40th day of mourning for the martyrs of the epic of Ashura nears, and pilgrims make their way to the city of Karbala in Iraq for paying homage at the holy shrine of the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Husain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA).
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Zarif holds talks with new Iraqi counterpart
Oct 26, 2018 11:03Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with his new Iraqi counterpart Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, congratulating him on taking up the post.
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Australian pilgrim joins Arba’een March, the greatest journey of love
Oct 26, 2018 10:08TEHRAN (FNA)- The holy city of Karbala in Iraq is the center of the proceedings which many pilgrims travel miles on foot to reach. Almost 17 to 20 million pilgrims usually attend Arba’een ritual there, including about three million foreigners.
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Iraq to prioritize own interests as regards US sanctions on Iran: PM
Oct 25, 2018 15:58New Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi says Baghdad will prioritize its own interests and independence when it comes to implementing unilateral US sanctions on Iran.
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New Iraqi PM, two-thirds of proposed ministers sworn in
Oct 25, 2018 03:04New Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and almost two-thirds of his ministerial picks were sworn in on Wednesday, but lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on the rest of the cabinet, postponing the votes to November 6.
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India, Afghanistan defy US on Iran’s Chabahar plan
Oct 24, 2018 10:42India and Afghanistan are pushing ahead with plans to open a new transportation corridor between the two countries via Iran’s strategic port of Chabahar despite US sanctions.
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Arbaeen 2018: Indian pilgrim walks to visit Imam Hossain (AS) holy shrine in Iraq
Oct 23, 2018 11:57The Iraqi city of Karbala is the center of the proceedings which many pilgrims travel miles on foot to reach.
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Iran disbands 3 terrorist teams in South
Oct 23, 2018 10:43Iran’s Intelligence Minister Seyyed Mahmoud Alavi announced on Tuesday that the country's security forces has dismantled several terrorist teams in Southern Iran, and captured all their members.
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6 killed in car bomb attack in northern Iraq
Oct 23, 2018 08:54A car bomb has exploded in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara, near Mosul City, killing at least six people and injuring 30 others.
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No security problem in borders with Iraq ahead of Arba’een: Iran’s police chief
Oct 22, 2018 03:58Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari highlighted the facilities provided for pilgrims visiting Iraq during Arba’een season and said no security problem has been reported along the common borders with the Arab country so far.