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Visa Requirements for Arbaeen Pilgrims of Iran Lifted

mahla — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:22:37 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) –Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Vahidi said the Iranian pilgrims that intend to travel to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen season won’t need to obtain a visa.

He said the arrangements on the removal of visa requirements were finalized during the Iraqi interior minister’s visit to Tehran in late May.

The interior minister noted that both the ordinary and pilgrimage passport holders will be allowed visa-free travels to Iraq.

The Arbaeen mourning ceremony is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

It marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Imam Hussein (AS).

Each year, pilgrims, mainly from Iraq and Iran, travel long routes on foot to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located.

This year, Arbaeen will fall on August 25.

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Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran go back home

reporter 1222 — Sun, 17 May 2020 13:01:52 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A group of Indian pilgrims stranded in Iran due to the cancelation of flights as a precautionary measure against the Covid-19 outbreak, returned home on a flight from Tehran to New Delhi on Saturday.

A flight by Mahan Airline on Saturday returned home a group of Indian pilgrims, amounting to 310 passengers, who had been stranded in Iran amid the deadly global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the Indian Embassy in Iran.

The group of Indian nationals, amounting to 120 passengers was also returned to their country last month.

Meanwhile, the last group of Iranian nationals who had been stranded in India amid the global outbreak of the novel coronavirus was returned home on a flight from New Delhi to Tehran on May 11.

Iran has been busy negotiating and coordinating with other countries to launch extraordinary flights, in a bid to bring home its nationals who have been stuck in different parts of the world after the coronavirus lockdown.

The return of the Iranian nationals was made possible through the efforts by the Iranian Foreign Ministry and embassy in New Delhi, as well as the cooperation of Indian officials.

Following an abrupt and unannounced decision by the Indian government to impose restrictions on and abolish all Iran Air flights (to Mumbai) and Mahan to Delhi, a large number of Iranian and Indian passengers encountered many unexpected problems while trying to return home.

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Pak Gov. to apply new policy for easing country’s pilgrims’ commute to Iran

reporter 1222 — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:15:27 +0000

The announcement was made in a Friday meeting with the presence of Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, Federal Minister of Religious Affairs and interfaith harmony and other Pak officials.

The Pak government will ensure security of the pilgrims and will coordinate with Shia bodies in this regard.

According to official data released by Iran, last year, above 100,000 Pakistani pilgrims entered Iran via Mirjaveh border, trips of 64,100 of whom took place in Safar and Muharrem.

Mirjaveh is a city and the capital of Mirjaveh County, in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. It is the main road crossing point between Iran and Pakistan.

On July 24, Iranian and Pakistani officials held a meeting in Mirjaveh to strengthen joint border cooperation.

During the meeting which was held in Mirjaveh, the two sides talked about strengthening border cooperation, preventing illegal traffic, as well as effective fight against human and drugs trafficking

Both sides emphasized the need to strengthen joint cooperation to combat misconduct and terrorist acts.

At this meeting, Iranian officials emphasized that they will never allow anyone to create misunderstandings between the two countries.

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Official promises ‘safe Hajj rituals’ for Iranian pilgrims this year

reporter 1222 — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 12:30:34 +0000

Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organizations Hamid Mohammadi underlined the need for holding of a safe Hajj this year, compared to the previous years.

“Last year, security was among the most important concerns of pilgrims; fortunately, the ceremony was safer than it was some years ago,” he said.

“Security of pilgrims during Hajj rituals is highly regarded by Iranian side,” said Hamid Mohammadi in a meeting with Tehran province’s Hajj officials on Sunday.

Mohammadi said that since last year, the Iranian Hajj Organization has been planning for this year’s Hajj, adding that Hajj officials have been constantly traveling to Saudi Arabia to ensure the safety of pilgrims and prepare a safe Hajj for them.

He said “according to the Saudi Hajj Ministry’s schedule, public transportation inside holy Mecca will be out of work for every country’s pilgrims between August 15th and 21th.”He also emphasized that the first group of Iranian pilgrims are scheduled to leave Iran for Saudi Arabia before July 11.

Fifty percent of the flights will be carried out by Iranian and the rest by Saudi airlines, he said.

Hamid Mohammadi, in his visit to Mehr News Agency headquarters, had said that despite political tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, there are not any problems in Hajj relations.

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Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Arbaeen Pilgrimage as Outstanding Event

reporter 1222 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:30:46 +0000

TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei applauded the growing enthusiasm for commemoration of Arbaeen, describing the magnificent pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala to mark Arbaeen as a major event bestowed by Almighty God.

In comments at the beginning of a religious course in Tehran on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the pilgrimage to Karbala for commemoration of Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), as the envy of all people.

“Thank God, millions of our people, Iraqis and others take this path,” Imam Khamenei said, describing the huge movement as a “magnificent symbol” of love for the Shiite imams.

The Arbaeen pilgrimage is among “very outstanding” events bestowed by God, the Leader added.

Each year, a huge crowd of Shiite Muslims attend the religious commemoration of Arbaeen.

Last year, around 20 million pilgrims from all over the world gathered in Karbala on Arbaeen.

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Shiite Pilgrims in Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf ahead of Arbaeen

reporter 1222 — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:12:56 +0000

NAJAF – Hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslims start their walking to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shiite Imam, from the holy city of Najaf, south of Karbala.

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Visa Requirements for Arbaeen Pilgrims Not Lifted

reporter 1222 — Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:45:08 +0000

TEHRAN – An Iranian deputy foreign minister rejected reports that Iraq has removed visa requirements for pilgrims going to the Arab country for Arbaeen rituals, stressing that visitors will still need visas from the Iraqi government to cross the border.

Speaking to Tasnim on Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi warned Iranian pilgrims not to head to the Iraqi border without a visa.

Unfortunately, Baghdad has no decision to lift visa requirements for Iranian pilgrims despite Tehran’s repeated proposals for introduction of a visa-free regime between the two countries, he added.

The Iranian diplomat said some media outlets are encouraging people to travel to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq without a visa, urging them to stop making “false claims” about a removal of visa requirements.

Qashqavi also warned the public against departing for Iraq without passports and visas.

The Arbaeen mourning ceremony is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world.

It marks the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), Imam Hussein (AS).

Each year, pilgrims, mainly from Iraq and Iran, travel long routes on foot to Karbala, where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) is located.

Last year, around 20 million pilgrims from all over the world gathered in Karbala on Arbaeen.

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