An Iranian Foreign Ministry official had a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Tehran to push for the release of two Iranian Hajj pilgrims imprisoned by the kingdom.

Iran and Bangladesh welcome the expansion of cooperation in Hajj and pilgrimage areas. Bangladesh Ambassador to Iran Gousal Azam Sarker and Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs Hojjatoleslam Abdolfattah Navvab held a meeting in Tehran. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on Bangladeshi pilgrims who make pilgrimages ...

MNA All Iranian Hajj pilgrims have come back home by the return flights from Saudi Arabia to Iran concluding on Monday, said the managing director of Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC). The last flight returning Iranian hajj pilgrims from Medina, operated by Iran's flag carrier Iran Air, landed at Imam Khomeini International Airport at 1:31 a.m....

Financial Tribune - The first group of Iranian hajj pilgrims returned home on Friday, leaving Medina in Saudi Arabia for Sari International Airport located in Sari, the capital of Iran's northern Mazandaran Province. A total of 12 flights operated on the first day to bring back Iranian pilgrims to the provinces of Mazandaran, Yazd and Zanjan, Iranian ...

ISNA | Mona Hoobfekr: Hajj pilgrims are departing for Saudi Arabia to take part at Hajj 2019. The Hajj is a religious Islamic duty that must be carried out at least once in the lifetime of every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so.    ...

MNA The first groups of Hajj pilgrims left Iran for Madinah Airport in Saudi Arabia, from nine airports throughout the country, on Monday morning. As one of the major international airports in the country, Imam Khomeini Airport City has started operating Hajj flights by transporting 30,000 pilgrims from Tehran, Qom, Alborz, Qazvin, Lorestan, Kordestan,...

Press TV - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia is responsible for the safety of this year's Hajj Islamic pilgrimage and must guarantee that all pilgrims will be treated with respect. Ayatollah Khamenei told Iranian Hajj officials on Wednesday that Riyadh faced the tall task of "ensuring the pilgrims' ...

Tasnim The representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs made assurances that Iranians planned to go on pilgrimage to the holy cities in Saudi Arabia later this year should not worry about their security in the kingdom. Due to the severance of diplomatic ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia, there are public concerns ...

IRNA Irans First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said on Saturday that Iran wants friendly relations with all neighboring countries. Speaking during the meeting of High Council of Hajj and Pilgrimage, Jahangiri said that Hajj pilgrimage plays a key role in upgrading relations among Islamic nations. Underlining the significance of Hajj in elevating ...

IRNA Based on the negotiations with Hajj Ministry of Saudi Arabia, Iran will open its interest section in the Swiss Embassy in Riyadh, said the head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization on Monday. 'Provided that Iran and Saudi Arabia reach a final agreement, 10 staff members will be sent to the interest section to help the Iranian Hajj pilgrims,...

IRNA The last flight carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia landed in Imam Khomeini International Airport on Sunday, marking the end of 316 return flights. According to the Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran (CAO.IRI), the return process of 85,700 pilgrims consisted of total 316 flights, 185 of which were done by the Iran ...

IRNA Iran and Saudi Arabia are great nations in the region and can cope with common concerns with negotiations, said the Supreme Leaders representative in Hajj affairs. 'Hajj ritual was performed appropriately this year. Political affairs of the two countries can improve by extending cooperations in Hajj to political issues,' added the representative ...

IRNA First group of Iranian pilgrims comprising 270 people are to leave Tehran for the city of Medina in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (July 18), it was announced on Tuesday. Talking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization (HPO) Hamid Mohammadi said the pilgrims would travel to Saudi Arabia on daily basis ...

IRNA � On the verge of Hajj congregation, Iranian Hajj officials met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Monday. Iranian pilgrims atart their pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina in coming days. According to the schedule, flights to Medina and Mecca will begin on July 18 and July 30, respectively.

MNA Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Hamid Mohammadi said on Wednesday that 85,200 Iranians pilgrims will attend Hajj al-Tamattu this year. Speaking in Golestan province this morning, Hamid Mohammadi said that according the schedule, the Iranian pilgrims will embark on their trip on July 18th and they will stay in Saudi ...

IRNA Preliminary agreements have been made to open an office in Saudi Arabia to solve the potential problems of Iranians during Hajj pilgrimage, said Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization on Monday. Iran and Saudi Arabia have no diplomatic relations, but every year thousands of Iranians travel to Mecca and Medina to perform Hajj pilgrimage. This ...

Tasnim -� As the season of Hajj pilgrimage approaches, Ayatollah Khamenei, the Leader of the Revolution, met with Iranian organizers and administrators of Hajj this Sunday, July 30th.  

Tasnim The number of Iranians who have died while performing Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year rose to eight after three men passed away on Sunday. The three old pilgrims from Iran died in Mecca due to heart attacks. Eight Iranian travelers have died in Saudi Arabia so far during this years Hajj pilgrimage. More than 86,000 Iranian ...

Tasnim A senior official at the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said no Iranian Hajj pilgrims visiting Saudi Arabias holy cities of Mecca and Medina has suffered injuries or faced health problems up to now. Pir Hossein Kolivand on Tuesday dismissed some reports claiming that at least 30 Iranian nationals have died in Mecca, saying, Thank God,...

IRNA Riyath is ready to provide Iranian Hajj pilgrims with favorable services and solve any problem they may face, an official with Saudi Arabia Hajj Ministry told an Iranian delegation. Saudi Arabian deputy Hajj Minister Abdolrahman Bijavi in a meeting on Sunday with Irans consular delegation in Medina, reaffirmed his countrys adherence to offering ...