A delegation from the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine visited 5 wounded Iraqi paramilitaries of the Popular Mobilization Forces at Sayyid El-Shuheda’ Hospital in Iran.

On the occasion of the Arba’een Pilgrimage to imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him), the Department of Religious Tourism of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine revealed a special program for transporting the pilgrims from the borderlines and airports to the holy city of Kerbala.

In view of the great numbers of Arbaeen visitors that exceed those of previous years, the Ziyara management Committee announced that it is proceeding with installing more tents for the accommodation of visitors coming from outside Iraq, in Ammerul-Mu’mineen & Sahibul-Zaman Streets.

Head of Arbaeen Ziyara Committee in KHS, Dr. Thamir J. Al-Zubaidi, in an exclusive interview with the KHS website, declared that the KHS Secretariat General has completed the administrative and organizational plan on the Arbaeen Ziyara of Imam Hussein (AS).

Within its ongoing works for the Ziyarat Arba'een of Imam Al-Hussayn (peace be upon him), the Department of engineering maintenance has added new outlets and organized the old ones for the entrances and exits of the visitors from/to the area between the two holy shrines.

The visitors continue walking on the road towards the holy city of Karbala to participate in the Ziyarat Arba'een of Imam Al-Hussayn (peace be upon him).

The external host complex of the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, located on the road between Najaf and Karbala, has started providing its services to the visitors, who are coming on foot from the southern provinces to the holy city of Karbala, intending to visit the shrines of Imam Al-Hussayn and his brother Aba Al-Fadl Al-Abbas (peace be upon both of them).

In order to avoid the overcrowding and the intersection between the visitors and the movement of condolences' processions coming to the shrine of Aba Al-Fadl Al-Abbas (peace be upon him), as well as to create a state of smooth flow commensurate with the large numbers of visitors.

More than 30,000 Iraqi security forces have been tasked with ensuring security for pilgrims going to the holy of Karbala for Arbaeen.

The Quran Department of Iraqi Popular Forces organized a Quran recitation session on the road between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala.

A group of “Al-Mustafa International University” seminarians, being escorted by a number of pilgrims and neighbors of the Razavi Holy Shrine, headed to the land of Nineveh in the form of a religious-promotional caravan.

On the occasion of the Arbaeen of Imam Hussain, the technical staff in the Secretariat General of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine has posted a huge sign that reads, “Peace be upon you, O Abu Abdullah.”

The first visitors of the Ziyarat Arba'een of Imam Al-Hussayn (peace be upon him) started to arrive to the holy city of Karbala to perform the rituals of the Ziyarat. The marching visitors who are currently in their peak in the southern provinces, have come on foot amid a high level of security and service procedures taken by the local governments in those provinces, as well as the services provided by the processions deployed along the roads leading to Karbala.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister denied rumors that Iraq has removed visa requirements for pilgrims going to the Arab country for Arbaeen rituals, stressing that all visitors will still need visas from the Iraqi government to cross the border.

Nigerian forces opened fire at a group of Shiite Muslims holding a demonstration in preparation for the upcoming Arbaeen mourning rituals, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam.

Thousands of Shia Muslims of Gilgit have staged a peaceful rally in Danyore to protest the biased decision of Gilgit-Baltistan government not to allow students to host Youm-e-Hussain (AS) to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in educational institutions.

Accompanied by the head of the Engineering and Technical Affairs Department the project follow-up team for the project, the Secretary General of Imam Ali Holy Shrine, Sayyed Nizar Habl al-Mateen continues his weekly inspection of the progress of achievement in Qanbar Residential Compound for the employees of Imam Ali Holy Shrine.

The visitors' service complexes of the Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine deployed on the roads leading to the holy city of Karbala, have finished all service and security preparations for the reception of the visitors of the Ziyarat Al-Arba'een of Imam Al-Hussayn (peace be upon him).

The 1st Media Forum which was held at Sayyed Al-Awsiyaa Conference Hall within the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, was attended by Prof. Dr. Jamal Al-Dabbagh, KHS Secretary General, representatives of all Holy Shrines and some specialists in the field of media.

Medical and Health Affairs Division belonging to the office of the secretary general of Imam Ali Holy Shrine completed its preparations for receiving the urgent medical cases during the Arbaeen Pilgrimage; in addition to providing different medicines in coordination with the medical staffs from Najaf and outside of Najaf