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TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Hajj 2016 is proceeding while Iranian pilgrims didn’t attend one of the biggest Muslim ceremonies due to…
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Iran’s Leader slams silence of other states on 2015 Hajj tragedy
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic has been the only critical voice against the deaths…
One year on, Mina catastrophe still unexplained
Alwaght- Thousands of Muslim pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede during Hajj ceremony (Pilgrimage) in the Saudi city of Mina last year;…
Saudi Arabia starts trials in 2015 case of crane collapse
Saudi Arabia has started court trials for 14 people suspected of malpractice that led to a deadly crane crash in the holy…
Hajj to be canceled unless Saudis carry out responsibilities: Iran
If Saudi Arabia does not carry out its responsibilities towards Hajj, Iran will be forced to cancel its annual pilgrimages, the Iranian Foreign…
Safety of Iranian pilgrims should be guaranteed by Saudi authorities
AhlulBayt News Agency – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Riyadh must guarantee the safety of Iranian pilgrims as a condition…
Iran seeking compensation for Mina victims
Sanandaj, Kordestan Prov, Feb 28, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry is following up receiving blood money from Saudi Arabia for Iranians killed…
Iranians killed in Hajj tragedy to be called ‘Mina martyrs’
Tehran, Feb 13, IRNA – Director of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said here on Saturday that the Iranians who…
Legal case of human tragedy in Mecca, deaths of Iranians underway
Tehran, Feb 9, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Foreign Ministry is pursuing legal case with Saudi government…
Leader issues message of condolence on cleric’s martyrdom in Hajj
Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a message of condolence on martyrdom of Sheikh Moslem Qolipour-Gilani,…
No decision yet on performing minor Hajj pilgrimage
Shahrekord, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province, Jan 11, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Monday that Iran…
Bodies of remaining Iranian Hajj disaster victims to be flown home
Shahreza, Isfahan prov, Jan 10, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Sunday that the…
Bodies of all missing Iranian Hajj pilgrims identified: official
Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Wednesday that bodies of all…
One more Hajj victim identified
Isfahan, Dec 30, IRNA – Head of the Martyrs and Veterans’ Affairs Foundation Mohsen Pour-Abdollah said on Wednesday that remains of one…
Families of 15 Mina incident victims want transfer of remains to Iran
Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA – Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Tuesday that families of 15 victims…
Deputy FM: 10 Iranian Hajj victims still missing
Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA – Ten Iranian Hajj victims are still missing, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs Hassan…
Iranian Foreign Ministry to pursue compensation for victims of Mina tragedy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry is tasked with pursuing compensation for the Iranian nationals killed or injured in September deadly…
Iranian diplomat calls on Muslim states to prevent recurrence of Hajj tragedy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian called on Muslim nations to boost unity…
Ayatollah Makarem urges religious scholars to pursue Mina stampede
Tehran, Nov 28, IRNA – Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi in an open letter urged religious scholars to pursue the case of…
Jaberi Ansari: Iran still pursuing Mina tragedy
TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran’s FM spokesperson asserted that Iran’s foreign ministry will continue its pursuing the case of the Mina…
Iranian diplomat killed in Hajj tragedy to be laid to rest today
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The funeral procession of Iran’s former ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, who lost his life in a September crush…
Body of ex-Iran envoy missing in Mina to be sent to Iran
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Body of former Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Rokn-Abadi who went missing in Mina would be sent to Tehran on…
Iran to set up fact-finding mission to probe into Mina tragedy: VP
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s vice-president for legal affairs announced that a fact-finding mission will be established in the near future to investigate…
Iran seriously pursuing fate of missing Hajj pilgrims
Khorramabad, Nov 8, IRNA – Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Sunday that pursuing the fate of the…
Veteran writer calls on Iranians to join campaign condemning Mina tragedy
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, a seasoned Iranian writer, has signed a petition addressed to the UN secretary general, officially joining a campaign launched in…
Iran’s Larijani raps Saudis’ dishonesty about Mina tragedy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani slammed Saudi authorities for their dishonesty regarding the death toll from a recent crush…
How will hajj stampede impact Iran-Saudi relations?
TEHRAN, Iran — When President Hassan Rouhani took office two years ago, there was some hope among Iranians that relations with Saudi…
Massive massacre in Mina
Nearly two million pilgrims attended this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca in which last September 24 have died about 5000 pilgrims (maybe more).…
Missing Iranian Hajj pilgrims might have been buried in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Oct 20, IRNA – Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Medical Center at the Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society…
Senior MP: Roknabadi seen alive in S. Arabia, claims on his death not acceptable
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi rejected the claims that Tehran’s former ambassador…
Zarif: Iran still pursuing Hajj tragedy
Tehran, Oct 20, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran was still pursuing the Hajj tragedy during which hundreds of…
International silence over Mina catastrophe, cover up for Saudi liability
Alwaght- If actions do really speak louder than words then the Islamic nations and international organizations have had nothing to say about…
Iran seeking root cause of Hajj tragedy
Qom, Oct 20, IRNA — Deputy foreign minister for consular and parliamentary affairs said that the Iranian officials have been seeking the…
Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2110
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least…
Supreme Leader: This year’s Hajj catastrophe should not be forgotten
Tehran, Oct 19, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday that the bitter catastrophe…
Iran objects to burial of Iranian victims in Saudi Arabia: Official
Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Sa’eed Ohadi tells Press TV’s Website that the organization under his watch has officially conveyed…
Health minister: ‘Transferring some dead bodies might not be possible’
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Health Minister has said it might not be possible to transfer some dead bodies of Mina…
Iranian Judiciary ‘expects appropriate response to Hajj tragedy’
The Iranian Judiciary says it expects the international community to appropriately react to the tragic crush of September 24 in Mina, near…
399 Hajj victims’ bodies transported
Tehran, Oct 11, IRNA – Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi said on Sunday that so far 399 Iranian…
AP Exclusive: Saudi crush was deadliest hajj tragedy ever
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One survivor of last month’s crush and stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia recalled seeing…