Iraq

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) In a statement on Tuesday, Sumeria News Agency said that Daesh military official called ‘Abu Zhuha’ was kiiled by the organization’s forces.Al-Ameri stressed that cleansing operations will continue until full establishment of security and stability in in the province.Simultaneously, Public Relations Department of Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Senior military chiefs of Iran and Iraq met on Tuesday in Baghdad to discuss issues related to holding of march of Arbaeen this year, to improve safety and security of pilgrims.Arbaeen marks forty days after the Day of Ashura, the day Imam Hussain (AS) was martyred in …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) An Iraqi court has overridden an earlier decision by outgoing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to dismiss the former head of the pro-government Popular Mobilization Units, and declare himself as the replacement.The Iraqi Administrative Court ruled on Monday that the dismissal of Falih al-Fayyadh as the chief of …

TEHRAN/BAGDAD (Web Desk) Iran and Iraq have signed a major memorandum of understanding on handling the Arbaeen season that would see more than 2.5 million Iranian pilgrims travelling to Iraq, an Iranian official said.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Hossein Zolfaqari, director of an Iranian headquarters set up for …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) ISIS chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has called on hundreds of followers to be executed for disloyalty to his terrorist group.Citing intelligence reports, Shafaq News stated that Baghdadi ordered 320 members of the terrorist group to be executed for disloyalty in Syria and Iraq.The Shafaq News site said …

KARBALA (Web Desk) Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Wednesday that the government will grant secondary dollar rates to pilgrims visiting the neighboring Iraq to attend the Arbaeen pilgrimage.Arbaeen marks forty days after the Day of Ashura, the day Imam Hussein (AS) was martyred in the Battle of Karbala.Regarding …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) By sending a delegation of executive and cultural officials to Iraq, the plans of the Ahlulbayt World Assembly begin for Arbaeen 2018 in Iraq.The members of the delegation of Ahlulbayt World Assembly consulted for the purpose of setting up the Arbaeen’s stations at different places of Iraq, …

BAGHDAD (Web Desk) Masjedi attended Masoum’s residence late Tuesday to thank his incessant endeavors in line with enhancing Iran-Iraq relations.Masjedi also described Masoum’s stances vis-à-vis regional developments and ties with Iran during his presidential tenure as valuable and effective.He also reiterated Iran’s resolve for promoting relations, especially in the field …

NAJAF (Web Desk) A Bangladeshi delegation represented by the ambassador of Bangladesh to Iraq, Abu Maqsoud Firhad, visited the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine and commended the warm hospitality of the officials of the Public Relations Department.We had the honor of visiting the Imam Ali (PBUH) Holy Shrine. We took …

TEHRAN/BAGHDAD (Web Desk) The Iranian Police will ensure security of the pilgrims planning to travel to Iraq for the Arbaeen mourning ceremony later this month by deploying 30,000 forces to the western border crossings, the Police commander said.In a meeting with a top cleric in the city of Qom on …