Iraq

Iran, Iraq have construction of Mehran-Najaf highway on agenda: road min.

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Road Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Sunday that Iran and Iraq have construction of Mehran-Najaf highway on agenda.
2019-10-20 15:50
Rouhani appreciates Iraq for hosting Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to Iraqi President Barham Salih and Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi to appreciate efforts of the country in holding this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage.
2019-10-20 11:19
Iran defense minister hails Iraq for maintaining Arbaeen security

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami expressed gratitude to the Iraqi government for ensuring the security of millions of pilgrims during Arbaeen season.
2019-10-20 08:53
VP Jahangiri to leave for Iraqi holy city of Najaf tomorrow

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – The First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri will leave Tehran for the holy Iraqi city of Najaf as the Arbaeen pilgrimage approaches.
2019-10-18 19:56
By: Mohammad Noferesti

Arbaeen makeshifts camps (Mawkibs)

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iraqis and Iranians host millions of Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq by setting up makeshifts camps, known as Mawkibs where they provide pilgrims with free food and shelter during the great march of Arbaeen.
2019-10-18 19:15
Arbaeen shows high level of security in Iran: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iranian top security official Ali Shamkhani said on Friday that the safe journey of millions of pilgrims between Iran and Iraq during Arbaeen processions every year shows the high level of security in Iran.
2019-10-18 16:41
Zarif holds phone conversations with Russian, Iraqi, Syrian counterparts

TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held separate phone conversations with Russian, Syrian, and Iraqi FMs on Thursday.
2019-10-18 10:29
US extends sanctions waiver for Iraq's gas, electricity imports from Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The US Department of State has once again exempted Iraq from its sanctions against the Islamic Republic, allowing it to continue gas and electricity imports from Iran for another three-month period.
2019-10-17 17:29
Arbaeen security provided by all Iraqi forces: Iraqi envoy

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iraq's Ambassador to Tehran Sa'ad Jawad Qandil said that security measures for Arbaeen pilgrimage are provided by all Iraqi forces.
2019-10-17 10:11
By: Mohammad Reza Abbasi

Interview with Iraqi envoy to Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iraq's Ambassador to Tehran Sa'ad Jawad Qandil answered Mehr news agency's questions in his office on Wednesday.
2019-10-16 17:41
Arbaeen Pilgrims in Wadi-us-Salaam Cemetery

NAJAF, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Thousands of pilgrims who have flocked to Iraq for Arbaeen pilgrimage attend Najaf to visit the holy shrine of Imam Ali (PBUH) and Wadi-us-Salaam Cemetery.
2019-10-16 16:47
By: Reza Khosravi

A bitter shock after a sweet victory

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Tuesday’s defeat of Team Melli against Bahrain warned Marc Wilmots and his men of the difficult path ahead of the team to reach its third consecutive FIFA World Cup finals.
2019-10-16 16:05
By: Ramin Hossein Abadi

US Suspicious activities in Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Along with the achievements of Iraqi forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces in the fight against the remnants of ISIL terrorists in the operation of “The Will of Victory”, the US seeks to show Iraq’s situation unstable by disrupting the said operation and overshadowing its achievements. In this way, it will inflame Iraq's atmosphere in order to create chaos in the country.
2019-10-16 12:35
By: Meysam Abdullahinejad

Khosravi border crossing Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Hundreds of thousands of Arbaeen pilgrims are crossing the Khosravi border crossing in the western province of Kermanshah these days during Arbaeen pilgrimage.
2019-10-15 22:19
By: Mehdi Almasi

Performing noon prayers in Imam Ali (PBUH) holy shrine in Najaf

NAJAF, Oct. 15 (MNA) – A huge number of pilgrims, who reached Iraq from across the world for observing Arbaeen ceremonies, performed prayers in the holy shrine of first Shia Imam, Hazrat Ali (PBUH) in Najaf.
2019-10-15 12:54
Iranian, Iraqi authorities discuss expanding bilateral health tourism

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The development of joint Iran-Iraq humanitarian cooperation in the field of health tourism and the establishment of joint medical centers in accordance with Iraqi regulations were emphasized during a meeting of the heads of the Iranian and Iraqi Red Crescent societies.
2019-10-14 20:33
Iran, Iraq intelligent services cooperate to secure Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi said on Monday that Iranian and Iraqi intelligence services are cooperating to provide the security of Arbaeen pilgrims.
2019-10-14 18:41
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Historical house of Imam Khomeini in Najaf

NAJAF, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The house in which founder of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khomeini resided over 14 years in exile has turned into a historical site. In October 1965 he was allowed to move from Turkey to Iraq's Najaf where he stayed until being forced to leave in 1978 by Saddam Hussein for Neauphle-le-Château, suburb of Paris in France.
2019-10-14 12:03
Brig. Gen. Fat'hizadeh:

Iran-Iraq borders fully secure for return of Arbaeen pilgrims

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – A senior security official Brigadier General Mohsen Fat’hizadeh said that Iran-Iraq borders are fully secure for the return of Arbaeen pilgrims.
2019-10-14 10:21
By: Mohammad Akhlaghi

Arba’een pilgrims in Al-Khidhir, Muthanna Governorate, southern Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Arba’een pilgrims walk through both battlefield and transit road in Al-Khidhir, a city in Muthanna Governorate, southern Iraq. The desert route runs through the palm groves and on the margin of the Euphrates.
2019-10-13 16:13
Tehran, Riyadh's steps to de-escalate tensions

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Past tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia in recent days have been replaced by positive signals for engagement and negotiation; the signs are evident in the speeches and statements of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s officials.
2019-10-13 14:18
Iraqi FM warns of consequences of Turkish incursion on Syria

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Ali al-Hakim warned that Turkey’s attack on Syrian regions will bear many consequences including strengthening the ability of terrorists to reorganize their remnants.
2019-10-12 21:10
Roads to Karbala

TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – A large number of Shia pilgrims from various nationalities depart for the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala every year to take part in Arbaeen pilgrimage. It remains the world's largest annual peaceful gathering. Arbaeen comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH).
2019-10-12 12:31
Four Parliamentary teams to be dispatched to borders with Iraq: MP

TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – MP Ghasem Jasemi said on Fri. that four teams, comprised of members of the Iranian Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, will be dispatched to the borders of Chazabeh, Shalamcheh, Mehran and Khosravi.
2019-10-11 16:09
BY: Mohammad Hassan Hayavi

Arbaeen pilgrims entering Iraq via Shalamcheh border

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – While Mehran border was blocked in early hours of Thursday, pilgrims are entering Iraq through Shalamcheh border. As reported, Iraq is not able to provide the required infrastructure and facilities to receive and host such a large number of pilgrims.
2019-10-10 11:57
Going to Middles East worst decision ever made: Trump

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – In his tweet on Wednesday the US President admitted that the US' presence in the Middle East has been 'the worst decision ever made' and that the US troops had been dispatched to war in the region due to basically 'a false premise' i.e. weapons of mass destruction.
2019-10-09 17:25
Zarif calls for Iraqi people's vigilance in face of recent unrest

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the vigilance of the Iraqi people prevents their legitimate grievances acknowledged by the country's government from being exploited by others.
2019-10-09 11:15
Iran, Iraq border forces to hold joint naval drills in November

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iranian and Iraqi border guards will hold a joint military drill in Arvand Rud region on the shared southwestern border between the two countries.
2019-10-08 21:52
Iran ready to talk with S Arabia if it stops killing: Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – "The Islamic Republic can be beside Saudis, in case they want to find a solution for regional issues at negotiation table but not through killing people," Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday.
2019-10-08 17:31
107k pilgrims enter Iraq from Mehran border on Monday

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Some 107,000 Iranian and foreign pilgrims entered Iraq from the Mehran border in the western province of Ilam on Monday to take part at Arbaeen pilgrimage, an official in the province said.
2019-10-08 10:51