Paris’ Ambassador to Baghdad, Marc Baréty, has hailed the Supreme Religious Authority’s role for defending human values and for encouraging cultural and scientific cooperation and peaceful coexistence among all people.

During a meeting which was held at Ayatollah Safi-Golpaygani’s house, Hujjat al-Islam Hoseyninejad remarked, “The Holy Shrine of Lady Masumah will establish its caravan on the road from Najaf to Karbala this year to host pilgrims during the Arba’in ceremony.”

Astan Quds Razavi's Custodian described Islamic Iran as the mother settlement and source of insight, an inspiration to promote religious teachings, and also a head-spring for wide spreading resistance morale among Islamic countries.

Hujjatul Islam Najfi Rohani said that pilgrim mean having a new life again. He said that we are invited to a new divine life and it is possible when a connection between people and their Imam is established.

The Al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine held on Wednesday morning the 24th of Muharram 1438 AH corresponding to the 26th of October 2016 in the hall of the martyr Al-Hakm at Baghdad University, the fifth annual cultural festival of Ashura within the Al-Kafeel youth national project in cooperation with the presidency of the mentioned university. This festival is held to commemorat the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Al-Hussayn, his family and companions (peace be upon them).

Iran’s Immigration and Passport Police Chief Colonel Mohammad Babaei said Afghan nationals residing in the Islamic Republic can obtain visa to visit Iraq’s holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen this year.

Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, while addressing those traveling without visa on the Arbaeen of Imam Husain (A.S), said that it is forbidden to travel without visa.

Arbaeen radio has been inaugurated to inform pilgrims about all affairs of Arbaeen of Imam Husain (A.S).

More dark was the face of Koofa at the time of Ashoor and more brighten it would be at the time of Imam Mahdi's reapearance for Koofa at this time is discussed and appreciated much in holy narrations.

Hujjatul Islam Mahdi Ismaeeli: Imam Mahdi AJF addressed Shia in Ziyarat e Nahiya to keep Ashoor alive. This ziyarat served this purpose well.

Advisor to Iranian president in women and family affairs said that we have ignored the effective plan made my women in Karbala.

A senior Iraqi cleric urged the media to reflect to the world Shia Muslims’ faithfulness to Imam Hussein (AS) demonstrated in their annual Arabeen march.

Iraq’s Supreme Quran Council plans to set up Quranic booths on the paths of pilgrims marching toward the holy city of Karbala on Arbaeen.

Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Thought urged religious clerics and elites to delineate the philosophy of Arba’een rally.

The commander of Iran’s border police said the country is in constant interaction with neighboring Iraq to ensure the security of pilgrims who are flocking to the Arab country to visit the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam.

Facilities will be provided to 800,000 Iranian pilgrims inside Iraq each day during the Arbaeen mourning period (centering on November 20), an official said.

The head of the Islamic Seminaries of Iran said that the common logic of pilgrimage can bring the Islamic ummah together in one place because today, the Islamic world has been stricken with malicious viruses which foreign powers have activated in the Islamic world.

Vice president of Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom said that Best output of mourning sessions is to remain firm on the right path and revival of religion.

The representative of Supreme Religious Authority in Holy Karbala, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai, accompanied by the Secretary General of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, Sayyed Jaafar al-Moussawi, visited the shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him).

Sheikh Abul Mahdi al-Karbalayi, the custodian of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine honored a young Iraqi who learned the entire Quran by heart in just 4 months.