Expanded Services, Awareness Programs Provided at Grand Mosque in Mecca
IQNA – Saudi authorities have reported a wide range of services provided to pilgrims and visitors at the Grand Mosque in Mecca during the 1446 and early 1447 Hijri years, as part of ongoing efforts to support religious travelers and manage pilgrimage-related operations.
IQNA – Like in previous years, Bahraini authorities restricted Muharram mourning ceremonies, especially the Ashura rituals in the country this year.
20:12 , 2025 Jul 12
IQNA – All facilities must be mobilized for the welfare of the Arbaeen pilgrims, the governor of Iran’s western province of Gilan said, as the Arbaeen season approaches.
17:50 , 2025 Jul 12
IQNA – The Arbaeen 2025 transport operation will start on July 25, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Transportation, Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mehran Ghorbani said.
22:13 , 2025 Jul 10
IQNA – The Grand Mosque in Mecca was the scene of the annual Ghusal (washing) of the Kaaba on Thursday.
18:17 , 2025 Jul 10
IQNA – Iran will resume its post-Hajj Umrah pilgrimage operation in late August, an official said.
19:06 , 2025 Jul 09
IQNA – The holding of Muharram rituals in Georgia with unique features this year demonstrated several important realities, including the connection between Ashura and the resistance front.
11:26 , 2025 Jul 09
IQNA – The traditional Rakdha Tuwairaj mourning ceremony was held in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on Sunday.
09:36 , 2025 Jul 07
IQNA – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyed Abbas Salehi lauded the safe and timely return of over 86,000 Iranian Hajj pilgrims during the recent imposed war on the country.
18:38 , 2025 Jul 08
IQNA – There was a significant rise in the number of Umrah pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabia last year, compared to two years earlier.
09:36 , 2025 Jul 08
IQNA – Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala on the eve of Ashura to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), in one of the largest religious observances of the Islamic calendar.
11:18 , 2025 Jul 06
IQNA – Authorities at the Imam Hussein (AS) Shrine in Karbala are leveraging artificial intelligence and cybersecurity tools as part of a comprehensive plan to ensure the safety of Ashura ceremonies.
09:24 , 2025 Jul 06
IQNA – The maintenance and machinery departments of the Atsan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine announced the completion of preparations at all entrance gates of the sacred shrine to welcome the mourning processions participating in the Tuwairaj ritual.
14:54 , 2025 Jul 05
