The Division of shoes' depositories and lockers of the Department of the service Department at the Al-Abbas's (p) holy shrine, within preparations for the Ziyarat Arba'een, new lockers were added to the existing ones and were installed around the holy shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), in addition to the area between the two holy shrines.

As millions of Iranians are expected to travel to Iraq for upcoming religious rituals, Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the country regrets Baghdad’s decision to retain the standing visa restrictions between the two sides.

Hujjat al-Islam Alavi-Mehr said, “Imam Husayn stood uptight against the enemies but he didn’t utter any words of disrespect and used no foul language against the enemies. He was seen talking with dignity, pride and great respect.”

“Today, millions of lovers of the Ahlul-Bayt from around the world and belonging to different religions and beliefs and whose lives have been touched by the teachings of Imam Husayn, from every walk of life, attend the Arba’in walk and pay their respect to Imam Husayn.”

An Iranian official said here that over 1.5million visas have so far been issued for pilgrims going to Iraq for Arbaeen rituals.

The Dar-ol-Quran Center of the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein’s (AS) holy shrine organized a workshop on contemplating the Quran for elementary school students in Karbala, Iraq.

Iranian authorities have given permission for the installation of more than 1,600 pavilions and congregation halls to provide food, beverage, accommodation and medical services for the pilgrims traveling to the Iraqi city of Karbala on foot for Arbaeen, an official said.

Imam Hussein Shrine has participated in Baghdad International Fair in its 44th edition.

A group of people who adore Imam Hussein (PBUH) have established a new type of service to the pilgrims of Imam Hussein (PBUH); they are taxi drivers who use their cars to transport pilgrims from the city of Basrah to the holy city of Kerbela for free.

For the first time, Imam Hussein Shrine is holding a photo gallery in Paris, France.

It is traditional that millions of pilgrims walk for hundreds of miles to the holy city of Kerbela to make a pilgrimage to Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him), but if thousands of groups of people – who serve pilgrims – move with the pilgrims for hundreds of miles, it is truly phenomenal.

The custodian of Imam Hussein Shrine sheikh Abdul-Mehdi El-Kerbela’e – in a meeting with Ali El-Akber Brigade commanders – stressed the importance of quickly liberating the rest of the areas - West Anbar city - that are under the control of ISIS “the terrorists, in addition to protecting the civilians from ISIS.”

Within the preparations being made to receive the Arba’een Pilgrimage to Imam Hussein (PBUH), Imam Hussein Shrine has added two extra pieces to the lattice-enclosed tomb in women's section so they can perform their rituals more comfortably.

The staffs of the Engineering Maintenance Department put a 41M-long wooden partition in the Fatimah courtyard.

The staffs of Guide Signs Division in the Media Department in the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) installed more than 1200 guide signs inside and outside the city to help guide the visitors.

Concurrent with Aban's first day, farewell ceremony of Arbaeen servants was held in Razavi Holy Shrine.

The Grand Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi considered Arbaeen as the strategic and soft power of the Muslim world.

Secretary-General of the Tanzim Mustaqbal Al-Edaleh Movement of Yemen mentioned the central library of the Razavi Holy Shrine as a factor in the fight against global hegemony.

The al-Abbas's (p) Holy Shrine, represented by the Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs was crowned with the prizes of the Third International al-Hussayni Condolence Theater Festival, which was held under the patronage of Baghdad province in collaboration with the Department of Cinema and Theater, under the slogan "If Baghdad is the capital of the world, Karbala is then the capital of this world and of the hereafter".

The Secretariat of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) established a committee of Al- Arba’een Ziyarah management. This committee is concerned in the matters of the pilgrims to the Commander of the Faithfull’s tomb.