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The Arbaeen March (7)
Oct 29, 2018 06:38Welcome to the 7 and last episode of our special series titled “The Arbaeen March” regarding the annual gathering in Karbala at the holy shrine of the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), on the traditional 40th day of the epic of Ashura.
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Iraqi Air Force receives six more KAI T-50 Golden Eagle warplanes
Oct 28, 2018 12:30The Iraqi military has received a new batch of South Korean KAI T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic advanced trainers and light combat aircraft under a deal struck between Baghdad and Seoul several years ago.
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Iraq deploys Hashd fighters to Syria border amid Arba'een pilgrimage
Oct 28, 2018 10:23Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi paramilitary forces have amassed on the country’s border with Syria after a massive Daesh attack on the other side of the border.
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The Arbaeen March (5)
Oct 27, 2018 05:21Welcome to the fifth episode of a 7-part series titled “The Arbaeen March” on the annual gathering in Karbala on the traditional 40th day of the epic of Ashura at the holy shrine of the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).
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'Over hundred militants return to Germany from Iraq, Syria'
Oct 27, 2018 05:16Germany says more than a hundred militants, who had been fighting in Iraq and Syria, have now returned to the country, but among them only dozens are being investigated for possible terror links.
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Iranian speaker congratulates new Iraqi government
Oct 27, 2018 03:29Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani congratulated the new Iraqi prime minister and his cabinet on winning the vote of confidence, voicing the Iranian legislature’s readiness to contribute to closer ties between the two neighbors.
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Iran’s Police chief: Arba’een pilgrims crossing border seamlessly
Oct 27, 2018 03:15Commander of Iran’s Police said more than 1.5 million pilgrims have departed for Iraq for the Arba’een mourning ceremony, saying full security prevails along the country’s common border with Iraq.
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Europe 'not worried' as terrorists return from Iraq, Syria
Oct 27, 2018 09:39Germany says more than a hundred Takfiri terrorists, who had been fighting in Iraq and Syria, have now returned to the country, but among them only dozens are being investigated for possible terror links.
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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.