Newspapers today widely covered the gathering of some 20 million Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi city of Karbala to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shiite Imam.
Also a top story was speculations about the launch of Europes payment mechanism, which is aimed at bypassing the US sanctions against Iran.
The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:
Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Saudi FM Jubeir Has Allegedly Called Iran
2- Trumpism Wins in Brazil amid Failure of Incompetent Leftists [Editorial]
Donya-ye Eqtesad:
1- World Bank Revises Its Projection of Oil Price
2- Iran Changes Its Top Trade Partner in September
Ebtekar:
1- Iran FM: World Community Standing against US Sanctions
2- Number of Iranian Arbaeen Pilgrims Exceeds 2 Million
Etemad:
1- Review of Iran-Russia Diplomatic Relations: Strategic or Multipurpose?
Ettelaat:
1- Arbaeen, Manifestation of Muslim Worlds Unity
2- Ayatollah Sistani: I Asked Iraqi Popular Forces [Shiites] to Sacrifice Their Lives for Sunnis
Hemayat:
1- Turkish FM: Saudis Have Confessed to Everything
- Turkey Refrains from Giving Saudi Prosecutor All Evidence on Khashoggi Case
2- Iran Human Rights Chief: Sanctions Not to Stop Us
3- Irans Golden Chance for Regional Trade
Hamshahri:
1- Women in Azadi Stadium; Mr President, Youre Invited Too
2- Radicals Rise in Three Continents: From Brazil to Germany, from Philippines to US
- Far-Right Parties, Figures Come to Power with Similar Slogans
3- Forex Agreement in Istanbul
- Iran, Turkey, Azerbaijan FMs Agree on 3-Year Financial Cooperation Plan
Iran:
1- Zarif: EUs Financial Mechanism to Come into Effect in Coming Days
2- Europe to Bid Farewell to Merkel
Jame Jam:
1- Message of Arbaeen 1440: 20 Million Shiites Foil Enemy Plots in Karbala
Javan:
1- Europes New Game with SWIFTs Replacement
- European Countries Not Interested in Hosting Payment Channel with Iran
Kayhan:
1- EU Killing Time in Launching Mechanism for Bypassing US Sanctions
2- Nigeria Opens Fire on Most Innocent Arbaeen Walkers
3- Imam Husseins 20-Million-Strong Army Arrive in Karbala from 50 Countries
Shargh:
1- Iran Leader Joins Youths in Arbaeen Mourning Ceremony
2- 15 Million Pilgrims in Karbala: Iran First VP Attends Arbaeen Procession
3- Saudi Arabia Today, Iran Today [Editorial]
Sobh-e Now:
1- Ban on Doing Transaction with Iranian Rial to Remove Iran from Afghan, Iraqi Markets
