Photos: Hajj pilgrims departing for Saudi Arabia
ISNA | Mona Hoobfekr: Hajj pilgrims are departing for Saudi Arabia to take part at Hajj 2019. The Hajj is a religious…
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First group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
MNA – The first groups of Hajj pilgrims left Iran for Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia, from nine airports throughout the country,…
Saudi must ensure safety of Hajj ceremony and pilgrims: Leader
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia is responsible for the safety of this…
Hajj is a political, religious obligation: Leader
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described Hajj pilgrimage as a manifestation of political obligation and religious submission…
Photos: Leader receives officials in charge of Hajj affairs
ISNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received officials in charge of Hajj pilgrimage affairs.…
Leader receives officials in charge of Hajj affairs
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday received officials in charge of Hajj pilgrimage affairs.…
Iran, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on next year major Hajj
IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for sending Iranian pilgrims…
Hajj diplomacy can cement Tehran-Riyadh ties: Senior official
IRNA – Iran and Saudi Arabia are great nations in the region and can cope with common concerns with negotiations, said the…
Ayatollah Khamenei’s message to the Pilgrims of Hajj 2018
Khamenei.ir: In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All Praise is due to Allah, and greetings upon His…
More than two million Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage
Press TV – More than two million Muslims from around the globe have converged in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi…
Hajj main factor of unity in World of Islam: Iran official
IRNA – Representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in Hajj Affairs said the annual pilgrimage is a main factor of preserving unity and…
Imam Khomeini Intl. Airport (IKA) ready for Hajj 2018
MNA – Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) authorities have said that the terminal 1 of the airport is poised to dispatch about…
Hajj officials meeting with Leader
IRNA – On the verge of Hajj congregation, Iranian Hajj officials met with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday.…
85,200 Iranians to go to Hajj this year
MNA – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said on Wednesday that 85,200 Iranians pilgrims will attend Hajj al-Tamattu…
85,000 Iranians to go to Hajj in Saudi Arabia: Official
Tasnim – Despite the lack of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, around 85,000 Iranian pilgrims are going to make the…
Iran to open office in S. Arabia to protect Iranian Hajj pilgrims
IRNA – Preliminary agreements have been made to open an office in Saudi Arabia to solve the potential problems of Iranians during…
Iran’s Hajj quota up by 5,000: MP
Tasnim – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Faction announced that the number of pilgrims that plan to participate…
Iran seeking rise in Hajj quota
Tasnim – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said the country has sought an increased quota for the 2018…
Photos: Leader receives Hajj officials
IRNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with Hajj officials on Tuesday morning.
24,000 Hajj pilgrims flown to country in 6 days
IRNA – Head of the Hajj Operations in Iranian Air Fleet and Airports Company Mahmoud Razavi said up to Monday, 24,000 Hajj…
Tehran to follow Daesh attack on Iranian cleric in Mecca
IRNA – A senior Iranian official said here that Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization would pursue the case of Takfiri terrorists’ attack…
Iranian Hajj pilgrim attacked by terrorists in Mecca
IFP – A cleric accompanying Iranian Hajj pilgrims has been wounded after unknown terrorists attacked him in the holy city of Mecca,…
Iranians are Saudi Arabia’s brothers in Islam: Mecca governor
IFP – The governor of the holy city of Mecca has referred to Iranians and Saudi Arabians as religious brothers, expressing the…
1st batch of Iranian pilgrims to leave Saudi Arabia tomorrow: Official
Tasnim – The first group of Iranian pilgrims will arrive in Tehran tomorrow, returning from the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia,…
Iran very likely to resume Umrah Hajj: Lawmaker
Tasnim – The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Faction said it is very likely that the country will resume…
Iran sends pilgrims back to haj in test for broader dialogue
Reuters | Mahmoud Mourad, Bozorgmehr Sharafedin: Iranian pilgrims returned to haj this year for the first time since a deadly crush in 2015,…
DNA test conducted for Iranian Hajj martyrs
IRNA – An Iranian senior Hajj official said on Tuesday that in the past couple of days, DNA test was carried out…
Iran pilgrims flock to Saudi Arabia in diplomatic icebreaker
AFP – In a diplomatic icebreaker between political foes, tens of thousands of Muslim faithful from Iran have flocked to Saudi Arabia…
3 more Iranian pilgrims die in Mecca
Tasnim – The number of Iranians who have died while performing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year rose to eight after…
Nigerian airliner lands in Iran to operate Hajj flights
Tasnim – A passenger aircraft that Iran Air has leased from a Nigerian airline landed in Tehran to operate flights carrying Iranian…
1.4 million Muslims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj: Officials
Press TV – More than 1.4 million Muslims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage slated to…
Iran dispatches 15,000 Sunni pilgrims to Hajj: Official
IFP – The Iranian Leader’s Representative in Hajj Affairs, Seyyed Ali Qazi Askar, says this year the Islamic Republic has sent about…
Iranian pilgrims in good state: Hajj official
IRNA – Despite misinformation spread about Iranian Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, they are in a good state, head of Iran’s Hajj…
No contagious disease outbreak among Iranian pilgrims: Health official
IRNA – No report has been received on possible outbreak of contagious diseases among Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia, an Iranian health…
Iran sets up medical centers in Medina for pilgrims
Press TV – Like previous years, the Iranian government has established a central hospital along with a number of clinics for Iranians…
18,000 Iranian pilgrims currently in Saudi Arabia for Hajj rituals
IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said on Tuesday that some 18,000 Iranian pilgrims out of the total…
Iranian pilgrims arrive in Medina for Hajj rituals
Press TV – With the beginning of Hajj season in Saudi Arabia, Iranian pilgrims head toward the country to perform Hajj rituals.…
Iranian consular team due in Saudi Arabia soon: Official
Tasnim – A delegation of Iranian Foreign Ministry representatives tasked with providing consular services for the Hajj pilgrims will soon travel to…
Saudi Arabia attributes ‘false’ claim on Hajj to Qatar
Press TV – The Saudi government has described as a “declaration of war” what it says are calls by Qatar for the…
Supreme Leader receives Hajj officials
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei met with officials in charge of Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday.…