IQNA – The commander of the Law Enforcement Command in Iran’s Kurdistan Province said that extensive security and service arrangements have been made for Arbaeen pilgrims traveling through the Bashmaq border crossing.

IQNA – Iran’s Arbaeen Central Headquarters announced the official start of dispatching pilgrims to Iraq for this year’s Arbaeen procession.

IQNA – More than 13,500 Moukebs from different provinces of Iraq as well as some Arab, Islamic and foreign countries have been registered to participate in this year’s Arbaeen procession.

IQNA – The Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units announced the start of the implementation of a special security deployment plan to ensure the security of the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Najaf.

IQNA – A prominent Iranian cleric stressed the need for proper planning for participation of the country’s pilgrims in this year’s Umrah pilgrimage.

IQNA – The fourth youth conference was held at the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS) in Najaf, Iraq.

IQNA – The spokesman for Iran’s ministry of interior said all necessary preparations have been made for holding the Arbaeen procession.

IQNA – Clerics representing Pakistan’s four main schools of thought offered joint prayers at Jamiatur Rasheed in Karachi.

IQNA – A Tehran municipality official described the annual Arbaeen march in Iraq, which is attended by several million Iranians, as a manifestation of the solidarity between the two nations.

IQNA – A senior scholar of the Najaf Seminary called on preachers present in the Arbaeen procession to make increasing pilgrims’ insight the focus of their missionary activities.

IQNA – All border crossings leading to Iraq are fully operational and prepared to facilitate the entry and exit of Arbaeen pilgrims, an Iranian official said.

IQNA – The provincial police command in Najaf, Iraq, hosted a large security meeting Saturday morning to discuss security for this year’s Arbaeen procession.