Muharram

Leader attends mourning ceremony of fourth Shia Imam

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony for martyrdom of Imam Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Shia Imam, at the Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Monday morning.
2020-09-14 12:17
By: Seyed Javad Mirhosseini

Muharram mourning ceremonies in Rasht

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Muharram mourning ceremonies for the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH) was held in Rasht with health protocols in place.
2020-09-09 11:29
By: Shahab Ghayoumi

"Along with Light" painting exhibition in Tehran

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian Academy of the Arts has organized an exhibition of paintings titled "Along with the Light" by Abdul Hamid Ghadirian at the Palestine Museum in Tehran. The works are related to the battle of Karbala.
2020-09-08 02:00
Maj. Gen. Mousavi:

Criminal US, Zionist regimes, vicious sources of evil doing

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) - Iranian Army Commander said that the United States and Zionist regime are the vicious sources of evil doing in the world.
2020-09-02 22:29
VIDEO: Night of Sham-e-Ghariban in Mashhad

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Sham-e-Ghariban, a ceremony held on the 10th night of Muharram, was held in Mashhad with health protocols in place on Sunday evening, during which people mourned for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein(PBUH).
2020-09-01 08:18
Ta'zieh ceremony on night of Sham-e-Ghariban in Gorgan

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Ta'zieh ceremony for the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) was held on the night of Sham-e-Ghariban in Gorgan with health protocols in place.
2020-08-31 22:16
By: Mohammad Hassan Harandi

Mourning ceremony of “the Companions of Sorrow” in Isfahan

ISFAHAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – In Sham-e Ghariban (the night of the forsaken) which refers to the evening and night of Ashura, the People of Harand in Isfahan Province of Iran held a traditional mourning ceremony which is called “the Companions of Sorrow”.
2020-08-31 16:33
Pakistan slams Indian forces’ firing at Kashmiri mourners

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – In a statement on Sunday, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry "strongly condemned" the firing of pellets and tear gas against those attending the Muharram procession in Kashmir.
2020-08-31 13:38
Headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on August 31

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Monday, August 31.
2020-08-31 08:29
Sheikh Qassim deplores notmalization of ties with Zionists

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Bahrain's leading Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim said everyone devoted to Imam Hussein (AS) must stand up against normalization of ties with the Zionists.
2020-08-30 16:14
Indian police breaks up mourning processions in Kashmir

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Dozens of Kashmiris injured as Indian police cracked down on Muharram processions on Saturday, the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram.
2020-08-30 12:24
Leader attends Muharram mourning ceremony on Tasua eve.

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei participated in the Tasu'a mourning ceremony at Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Saturday night.
2020-08-30 10:59
Shia Muslims hold mourning rituals on Day of Ashura

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram which marks the day when Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his companions were martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
2020-08-30 09:56
Nasrallah congratulates anniv. of Second Liberation Day

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has given a speech on the occasion of the ninth night of Muharram.
2020-08-28 23:29
By: Mehdi Bakhshi

Holding mourning ceremonies near martyrs’ tomb

QOM, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Since the beginning of the Muharram, martyrs’ graveyard in the city of Qom hosts mourners of Imam Hossein (PBUH) who carry out ceremonies by observing required health protocols.
2020-08-28 21:13
By: Behnam Tofighi

Tehraners mark 8th night of Muharram

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Hundreds of people living in Tehran convened at Valiasr garrison in the center of the city to mourn for martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH) on Thursd
2020-08-28 15:15
Ayatollah Khamenei marks 8th night of Muharram

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei participated in the mourning ceremony for the 8th night of Muharram at Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini on Thursday night.
2020-08-28 12:42
Internet brings Muharram rituals in Yazd to whole world

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Religious tourism, which had been flourishing Yazd for years, seems to be affected by the pandemic, but the fact is that this year, the internet is hosting thousands of foreign tourists to observe the rituals in Yazd.
2020-08-28 03:12
By: Hafar Sedaghat

Observing health protocols a must in mourning ceremonies

LARESTAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Shia Muslims across Iran are holding mourning ceremonies to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH) but as COVID-19 outbreak has hit the world, health protocols are in place to fight the disease.
2020-08-27 11:23
Yazd, tourism center during Muharram ceremonies

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of Iran, Yazd.
2020-08-27 05:00
By: Mina Noei

Muharram mourning ceremonies in Tabriz

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Mourning ceremonies in the sixth night of Muharram were held in Tabriz with health protocols in place.
2020-08-26 22:54
By: Mahmoud Khakbaz:

6th night of Muharram mourning in Kish

KISH, Aug. 26 (MNA) – People in Kish Island, southern Iran, held the mourning ceremonies on the sixth night of Muharram while preserving the anti-coronavirus health and social-distancing protocols.
2020-08-26 21:14
By: Mehran Riazi

6th night of Muharram mourning in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – People held the 6th night of Muharram mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Tehran's Artesh (Army) Park while preserving the anti-coronavirus health and social-distancing protocols.
2020-08-26 12:25
German expert describes US, Israel as today's oppressors

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – Referring to Imam Hussein's uprising against the oppressor ruler of his time, Dr. Markus Fiedler described the US and Zionist regime as two oppressors of today's world.
2020-08-26 10:41
4th night of Muharram mourning ceremonies in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – People in Tehran held the fourth night of Muharram mourning ceremonies for Imam Hossein (PBUH) – third Shia Imam – on Sunday night, while observing health protocols and social distancing due to coronavirus.
2020-08-24 11:00
By: Amin Berenjkar

Muharram ceremonies in Shiraz

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – People in Shiraz hold mourning ceremonies in different parts of the city with health protocols in place.
2020-08-24 02:03
VIDEO: Muharram ceremonies in Karbala

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – Muharram mourning ceremonies are held in the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in accordance with health protocols.
2020-08-23 22:24
By: Ahmad Sabouri

Muharram mourning in Semnan

SEMNAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Observing health protocols and social distancing due to coronavirus, people of the central Iranian city of Semnan attended the mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (PBUH) on the second night of Muharram.
2020-08-22 22:00
By: Mehran Riazi

Holding online mourning ceremonies in Muharram amid outbreak

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – This year, part of religious and mourning ceremonies are held online due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country.
2020-08-22 12:15
By: Mina Noei

Muharram mourning in Mosalla of Tabriz

TABRIZ, Aug. 22 (MNA) – Observing health protocols and social distancing due to coronavirus, a mourning ceremony for Imam Hussein (PBUH), was held on Friday in the Mosalla of Tabriz concurrent with the start of mourning Islamic month of Muharram.
2020-08-22 01:00