A record 4 million Iranian pilgrims flock to Iraq for Arbaeen
Thursday, 07 September 2023 21:07
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – A record four million Iranian pilgrims flock to Iraq for Arbaeen this year, the Iranian police chief said Thursday, adding pilgrims from 10 countries used Iran border crossing to go to neighboring country....
Wednesday, 06 September 2023 14:10
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says that the annual Arbaeen commemoration relays a message of freedom and independence to all generations and ke...
Mehr News Agency - Arbaeen pilgrims mourn in Imam Hussein (AS) shrine
Tuesday, 05 September 2023 10:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – As the day of Arbaeen approaches, massive crowds of people have reached the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Iraq's Karbala to commemorate the memor...
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – Arbaeen pilgrims are visiting the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Iraq's Najaf before heading to the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) in Karbala.....
TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – 'Theatre For Living: The Art and Science of Community-Based Dialogue' by theatre director David Diamond has been published in Persian....
Arbaeen opportunity for digging into Imam Hussein's jihad
Saturday, 02 September 2023 16:07
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution described Arbaeen holy procession as an opportunity to reflect and meticulously think about Imam Hussein's (P...
Mehr News Agency - Imam Hussein lovers arrive in Karbala on Arbaeen occasion
Friday, 01 September 2023 15:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Sep. 01(MNA) – Massive crowds of people arrived in Karbala on the last destination of their Arbaeen journey to commemorate the memory of Imam Hussein (AS) and the...
TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – "The strategy of creating unity is a serious need in the Islamic Ummah and it is the strategy of the Islamic Republic," according to President Ebr...
Alireza Pakdel awarded at Intl Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba
Wednesday, 30 August 2023 12:15
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – Renowned Iranian cartoonist Alireza Pakdel won the main prize of the comic strip section of the 50th International Humor Exhibition of Piracicaba ...
No. of Russian tourists visited Iran this summer doubled
Tuesday, 29 August 2023 16:30
Mehr News Agency
TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – A report by the Russian local media said that the number of Russian people applying to go on vacation to Iran this summer has more than doubled......
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The head of the Public Libraries Foundation says that Iran is among top countries that have the highest number of public libraries....
Mount Damavand is the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia.
Travel tips
Things to Know Before Trip One of the most important things to remember is that Iranians aren’t Arabs, they’re Persian. They speak Farsi (and other dialects), not Arabic, and some people might feel offended if you great them with Arabic words.