Mehran International Border
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Exports to Iraq via Mehran top $800mn in 8 months
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Exports to Iraq through Mehran’s border terminal, located in the west of Ilam province, amounted to about 1.3 million tons, worth over $800 million during the eight months to November 21.
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Iranian official calls on people not to use Mehran border crossing to travel to Iraq until further notice
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – An official with the provincial governor office of Ilam has called on businessmen and pilgrims not to use Mehran border crossing in the province to travel to Iraq given the unrest in the neighboring country.
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By: Hamid Vakili
Birthday anniv. of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) celebrated in Mehran
ILAM, Nov. 15 (MNA) – The birthday anniversary of Holy Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was celebrated in Imamzadeh Seyyed Hassan in Mehran, Ilam province on Fri. in the presence of Head of Islamic Development Organization Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi.
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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.
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VIDEO: Mehran border's parking area filled with pilgrims' cars
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Authorities at Iran’s Mehran border crossing have accommodated thousands of cars owned by pilgrims who march towards Karbala for Arbaeen ritual.
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BY: Mojtaba Kavar
Energy min. pays visit to Mehran border
TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian paid a visit to Iran-Iraq Mehran joint border on Tuesday to be informed of the quality of services provided to Arbaeen pilgrims.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Merhan border hosting Arbaeen pilgrims
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Over 300,000 Iranian and foreign pilgrims crossed Mehran border in the western province of Ilam in the past six days to take part at Arbaeen pilgrimage. The number is increasing, officials say.
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71,000 Arbaeen pilgrims cross Mehran border
TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) –Some 71,000 Iranian and foreign pilgrims crossed Mehran border in the western province of Ilam on Saturday to join Arbaeen pilgrimage, an official in the province said.
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VIDEO: Arbaeen pilgrims at Mehran border
ILAM, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Number of pilgrims leaving Iran for Iraq is ever-increasing at Mehran joint border, while there are 13 days left to Arbaeen ceremony; the largest religious gatherings in the world, which comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (PBUH).
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Iran exports 630,000 tons of goods to Iraq via Mehran border
TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The Director General of Ilam Customs Office Rouhollah Gholami said on Sunday that 630,000 tons of goods were exported to neighboring Iraq through Mehran border in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – July 21).
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Iraqi al-Nujaba’s humanitarian aid arrives in Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA) – Humanitarian aid provided by Iraq’s al-Nujaba arrived in Mehran border region on Saturday morning.
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Exports via Mehran border rise
TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Iran exported a total of $986 million worth of commodities to Iraq through Mehran Border Crossing, during the past nine months through Dec. 21, a senior official at the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Aerial photos of Mehran, Chazabeh border gates
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – The border crossing of Mehran and Chazabeh in west and southwest Iran play host to hundreds of thousands of Arbaeen pilgrims heading towards Iraqi city of Karbala these days.
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By: Mohammad Khodabakhsh
Interior min. visits Iran-Iraq border areas
TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – The Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and the president of Iranian Red Crescent paid a visit to Chazabeh and Mehran border crossings with Iraq to follow up on the situation of Arbaeen caravans who are heading to Iraqi holy city of Karbala to attend Arbaeen pilgrimage.
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Storm with 75 km/h winds ravage Iran-Iraq border areas
TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A storm has hit the western border areas with Iraq, forcing the Arbaeen pilgrims heading towards Iraq to redirect their ways.
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Iraq ready to host Arbaeen pilgrims: Iraqi official
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji said that his country is fully ready to host Arbaeen pilgrims.
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IRGC to set up 10 field hospitals for March of Arbaeen
TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) – IRGC will establish ten field hospitals to provide medical services to Arbaeen pilgrims, said 2nd Brigadier General Ahmad Abdollahi, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ deputy commander for health, rescue, treatment, and medical education.
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Decline in trade through Mehran border crossing under investigation
TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) says the reasons for the decline in exports through Mehran crossing on the border with Iraq are being investigated.
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239k tons of standard goods exported to Iraq from Mehran border
TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – About 239,000 tons of standard products were exported to neighboring Iraq from Mehran Border.