Punishment of Saudis behind abuse case Iran’s precondition for resuming Umrah pilgrimage: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A high-ranking Iranian official said the resumption of the Umrah (minor) Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia hinges on the…
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Saudis evading Jeddah airport offenders punishing
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Culture Minister Hossein Noushabadi says the Saudis are evading reaching an actual sentence verdict for…
Afkham: Tehran wants punishment of Saudi officers abusing Iranians
Tehran, June 24, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman Marzieh Afkham said in Tehran on Wednesday that Tehran wants punishment of those Saudi…
Iran sets conditions for resuming Umrah Hajj pilgrimage
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said the safety of Iranian pilgrims should…
“Saudi officers’ sentence to be announced, executed soon”
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the sentence issued for the two criminal officers in Jeddah Airport would be announced…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on June 11
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has…
Saudi airport staff sentenced for abusing Iranian pilgrims
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi security official says two airport employees have been convicted and sentenced to four years in…
Saudi offenders to be tried in 2 weeks: Iran’s Hajj chief
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeid Owhadi said that the two Saudi police officers who molested two…
Saudi offenders indicted for harassment of Iranian pilgrims: Official
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs announced that the two Saudi officers who harassed two Iranian teenagers at…
Iran’s coverage: Iran nuclear deal closer than ever, says John Kerry
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Kerry says world powers, Iran closer than ever to final nuclear deal…
Protest rally held in front of UN office in Tehran
Tehran, April 28, IRNA – A group of Basiji (volunteer) employees from Tehran’s governmental organizations gathered in front of the UN office…
S. Arabia vows to punish criminal police for abusing Iranian teenagers
TEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi Arabia informed Tehran on Tuesday that the two Jeddah airport police officers who had sexually abused two Iranian teenagers…
Iran dismisses Saudi Arabia’s verbal apology on Jeddah incident
Tehran, April 28, IRNA – The spokesman for the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on Tuesday announced Iran will keep the…
Riyadh vows harsh penalty for abusers of Iranian teens
The Saudi foreign minister says the two Saudi officers behind the sexual abuse of two teenage Iranian pilgrims at Jeddah airport will…
Deputy FM: Religious leaders helped government suspend Umrah Haj pilgrimage
Qom, April 16, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday that religious leaders…
Afkham urges Saudis to follow Jeddah case with high sensitivity
Tehran, April 15, IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham urged the Saudi government to follow up the incident in Jeddah airport…
University students stage protest rally against growing Saudi aggressions, insult to Iranians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian university students staged a protest rally in front of the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Monday to condemn the…
Iran suspends Umrah Hajj pilgrimage after abuse case at Saudi airport
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran suspended the Umrah (minor) Hajj pilgrimage on Monday in the wake of molestation of two Iranian teenage pilgrims…
Iran suspends Umrah Hajj pilgrimage
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran has officially suspended Umrah Hajj pilgrimage, said Iranian Minister of Culture Ali Jannati. “The Organization of Hajj was ordered…
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5 April- 12 April Students stage sit-in protest against Lausanne Statement Iran’s top negotiators brief lawmakers on Lausanne Statement…
Iran’s coverage: Final nuclear deal should guarantee immediate removal of sanctions: Negotiator
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Final deal should guarantee immediate removal of sanctions: Negotiator Senior member of Iranian…
Culture Min.: Riyadh vowed to give toughest penalty to Jeddah sex abusers
The minister of culture and Islamic guidance said Sunday that Saudi Arabia has promised to hand down the toughest penalty to the…
Iranian president urges detailed report on Jeddah airport abuse case
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered the country’s officials to seriously follow up a case in connection with the molestation…
Perpetrators of Jeddah airport harassment to receive maximum punishment: Saudi official
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister has said Saudi airport security agents harassing two Iranian young Hajj pilgrims are…
Photos: Iranian protesters call for shutting down Saudi embassy
Large crowds of Iranian protesters gathered in front of Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, calling for shutting down the complex, following…
Saudi officials should apologize over teens abuse: MP
Zanjan, April 11, IRNA – Member of Iran Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Mohammad Esmaili said on Saturday that the…
Iranian protesters call for shutting down Saudi embassy
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Large crowds of Iranian protesters gathered in front of Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday, calling for shutting down the…
Parl. speaker urges Jeddah airport event ‘addressed seriously’
QOM, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Iran’s Parliament speaker who visits the central city of Qom as his constituency has urged the officials…
Saudis sexual abusers of Iranian teens nabbed: Official
The two Saudi officers who had sexually harassed two teenage Iranian pilgrims at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah have been…
Iran summons Saudi charge d’affaires over Jeddah airport incident
Tehran, April 8, IRNA – Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Saudi Arabian charge d’affaires to Tehran over the sexual harassment of two…
Iran to pursue sexual abuse of teenage pilgrims in Saudi through diplomatic channels
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran reiterated that it would pursue sexual abuse of two teenage pilgrims in Jeddah Airport through diplomatic channels. “The Foreign…
Iran’s security committee signs single-urgency bill to stop Umrah pilgrimage
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee has said a single-urgency bill to stop Umrah pilgrimage was…
Grand Ayatollah condemns heinous behavior of Saudi police
Qom, April 8, IRNA – Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makerm Shirazi condemned the heinous behavior of Saudi Arabian police towards two Iranian teenage…
Iran summons Saudi envoy over teens’ harassment at Jeddah airport
Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Saudi chargé d’affaires in Tehran in protest over the alleged sexual harassment of two teenage Iranian pilgrims…