Currently, 50 emergency bases providing services to Arbaeen pilgrims are active in the country and 10 clinics and field hospitals have been set up, Hossein Erfani, Deputy head of Medical Emergency Organization said.

Noting that 153 medical specialists and staff are providing services to the pilgrims, he said that 50 ambulances, 5 ambulance buses, and 9 helicopters and planes are dispatched to provide services during Arbaeen rituals.

Increasing the ambulances at the airports and performing more diagnostic tests on pilgrims, as well as providing more blood products have been taken as other measures, he added.

The Arbaeen pilgrimage, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Imam of Shia Muslims, and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Each year, a huge crowd of people flocks to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rituals.

This year, pilgrims must take a flight to Iraq. As a rule, all health protocols, such as vaccination, must be observed.

This year Arbaeen falls on September 27.

Before the outbreak of coronavirus, some 2 to 3 million Iranians attended annually in the Arbaeen march. However, last year, the rituals were held virtually to avoid the transmission of the disease.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – Senior security official Brigadier General Mohsen Fat’hizadeh said that Iran-Iraq borders are fully secure for the return of Arbaeen pilgrims.

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TEHRAN (Iran News) – More than two million Iranian Arbaeen pilgrims have entered Iraq a week before annual Arbaeen processions are held in the holy city of Karbala.

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Speaking to Radio Arbaeen on Thursday, General Ramezan Sharif said the security of Arbaeen pilgrims on Iraqi soil is protected by the Iraqi security forces, the Hashd al-Shaabi – also known as Popular Mobilization Units, and the IRGC Quds Force. Iran News quotes.

The general also noted that the Iranian Police, intelligence and security forces, backed by the Basij and IRGC members, are working to ensure security of the pilgrims inside Iran.

Highlighting the failure of hostile plans to overshadow the large gathering of people in Arbaeen and harm the unity between the two nations in the wake of the recent unrest in Iraq, Sharif said the plot has been thwarted, and the Arbaeen procession and mourning ceremonies are being held more magnificently this year with a higher number of pilgrims.

Arbaeen, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).

Each year, a huge crowd of people flock to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein is located, to perform mourning rites.

In a message on Sunday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said enemies’ plots aimed at driving a wedge between Iran and Iraq are doomed to failure as the two nations are tied together through faith in God and love for Imam Hussein (AS).

The comments come against the backdrop of several days of protests against mismanagement and corruption in Iraq, with certain demonstrations descending into violence and clashes.

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Brigadier General Ashtari hailed Iraqi government and nation’s hospitality as a valuable measure, saying the agreements on the removal of visa requirements for Arbaeen pilgrims is a positive step toward paving the way for Iranian pilgrims visiting the neighboring country.

He expressed hope that the measure would increase the number of pilgrims this year.

The police chief also siad that Khosravi border crossing has been reopened for the Arbaeen marching, saying “This year, Iranian pilgrims will enter and exit through Chazzabeh, Shalamcheh, Mehran and Khosravi borders.”

Voicing Iranian police’s readiness for exchanging experience with the Iraqi police, the commander added that while Iran is located in the vicinity of the biggest drug producer, it is in the forefront of fighting narcotics.

Al-Yaseri, for his part, hailed capabilities of Iran’s police, saying that Iraq favors using experience of Iran’s police.

Pointing to the arrangements made for Arbaeen ceremony, he said, “Facilitating movement of Arbaeen pilgrims is of high significance for us.”

Iraqi armed and defense forces will endeavor to ensure security of the pilgrims on Arbaeen Day, he said.

Arbaeen, which is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).

Each year, millions of Shias visit Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located, to perform mourning rites.

This year, Arbaeen falls on Saturday, October 19.

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Artworks on the theme of the fight against global arrogance have been selected for the exhibitions underway in Mehran, Chazzabeh and Shalamcheh, the director of the Art Bureau’s Visual Arts Office, Masud Shojaei-Tabatabai, announced on Thursday.

A selection of 160 cartoons, paintings, posters and illustrations are on view at the exhibitions.

“A group of artists, including Kazem Chalipa, Alireza Purakbari, Hossein Yuzbashi and Hamid Sharifi Ale-Hashem, is in the border cities to create their works. They will later display them in an exhibit due to be held in the Iraqi city of Najaf,” he explained.

The program has been organized in collaboration with the Art and Cultural Organization of the Tehran Municipality.

The religious ritual of Arbaeen is performed to observe the end of the 40-day mourning period following the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) and his loyal companions on Ashura. Arbaeen falls on October 30 this year.

Pilgrims from various Iranian cities flock to the Iraqi city of Karbala during Arbaeen to visit the shrines of Imam Hussein (AS) and his brother Hazrat Abbas (AS).

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