Pilgrims visit the holy shrines in al-Kadhumain ahead of the Arba’een procession which marks the 40th day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS).

Pilgrims heading for the holy city of Karbala to attend Arba’een procession march through the Iraqi city of al-Diwaniyah.

Iranian President Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi has held meeting with the prominent Sunni clerics across the country.

Leader of the Islamic Republic has admitted President Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi and the cabinet members on the occasion of the Government Week in Iran.

More than 33,000 Arba’een pilgrims have crossed Iran’s Chazzabeh border since the official opening of the crossing in mid-August.

Pilgrims from different take the path from Iraqi cities of Nasiriyah, Basra, Muthanna heading for the holy city of Karbala ahead of Arba’een procession.

Millions of pilgrims visit the holy shrine of Imam Ali (AS), first Shia Imam in Najaf on the way to their pilgrimage to Karbala for Arba'een procession.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi delivered speech at the 15th summit of the BRICS group of countries held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Located in Iran's central city of Isfahan, Qotbieh Mosque is an architectural masterpiece from Safavid dynasty.

Korean protesters rally against a decision by Japan to release the nuclear contaminated Fukushima water into ocean.

Aerial images show pilgrims marching the Basra-Karbala route to attend the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) for Arba'een which marks the 40th day after martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) back in 680 AD.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his cabinet members have renewed vows with the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (RA) in a ceremony to mark the Government Week in Iran.

The following images are from some mosques in Iran. At the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in the capital Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Minister proposed that the anniversary of arson attack on al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli regime on August 31st be marked as World Mosque Day.

Images show the streets in vicinity of al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest mosque in history of Islam and the first Qibla (praying direction) for Muslims.

Iranian elites, religious figures and officials attended the third passing anniversary of Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri, former advisor of the Leader in Muslim world affairs in Imam Khomeini (RA) Husseiniya in the holy city of Qom on Saturday.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei met with members of the secretariat of the National Congress for Commemoration of 3400 Martyrs of Ardabil on August 13th.

Flags from the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and Hazrat Abolfazl (AS) are hoisted on Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran.

As is the tradition of Shias, Arbaeen pilgrims begin the march through marshlands in Iraq. They head towards the holy city of Karbala where the holy shrine of Imam Hussein (AS), third Shia Imam and grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) is located.

Security forces have detained one of the two terrorists who attacked the Shah Cheragh shrine on Sunday. One person has been killed and several more injured in the incident.

One person has been killed as terrorists attacked Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shah Cheragh on Sunday evening.