IRNA - ECO's Cultural Institute and Cultural and Artistic Organization of Municipality of Tehran signed cooperation memorandum in scientific, cultural and artistic fields, including Nowruz commemoration. The signing ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Cultural Institute of ECO Mohammad Mehdi Mazaheri, Head of Cultural and Artistic Organization ...

MNA Saeid Owhadi headed a delegation to Iraqi capital city of Baghdad and met with Iraqi minister of construction and housing and public municipalities on Sunday. Iran is eyeing a prospect of $20 billion volume of trade with Iraq, said Saeid Owhadi, the Secretary of Iran-Iraq Development Committee on Sunday while meeting with Iraqi Minister of ...

IRNA Vice Presidents Advisor Saeed Owhadi discussed boosting economic ties with Syria in a meeting here with the countrys Prime Minister Emad Khamis. During the meeting on Tuesday, both sides underlined the need for promoting economic collaboration and commercial exchanges between the two nations. Khamis described strong presence of the Iranian ...

MNA Sec. Gen. of Syrian Prime Ministry Mohammad al-Ammouri and Adviser to the First Vice President of Iran, Head of the Committee for Development of Iranian-Syrian Economic Relations Saeed Ohadi discussed on Sat. in Tehran enhancing the economic, trade and service relations between the two sides. Talks during the meeting also dealt with overcoming ...

IRNA - Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said over 2 million Iranian pilgrims have departed for Karbala to take part in Arbaeen mourning ceremonies. He referred to issuing 2 million visas for pilgrims by 16 consulate offices of Iraq as a great measure and as a record among other countries' consulates. Ohadi appreciated all efforts ...

Tasnim The number of pilgrims travelling to Iraq from Iran to perform religious rituals on Arbaeen has surpassed 1.4 million, an Iranian official announced. Speaking to reporters at Chazzabeh border crossing in the southwestern province of Khuzestan on Monday, Head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said more than 1.4 million ...

MNA Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi touched upon Sunday suicide bombings in Iraqi cities of Samarra and Tikrit, which killed at least 21 people, including 7 Iranian pilgrims. Ohadi said ISIL agents after heavy losses in Mosul, committed a heinous crime in Samarra on Sunday morning launching two suicide bombings, of ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi announced that the parliaments Judicial and Legal Affairs Commission plans to provide consultations on ways to restore the rights of Iranian victims of last years deadly crush of people in Saudi Arabia. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Ohadi said last week, a meeting ...

Gonbad Kavoos, Golestan prov, Sept 12, IRNA - Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said none of the bodies of Iranian victims of last years Hajj tragedy was missing in Saudi Arabia, adding only 40 bodies are buried in that country. Ohadi made the remarks Sunday in a meeting with families of a number of Hajj tragedy victims from this ...

Rasht, Sept 10, IRNA Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization underlined that Iran is seriously following up setting up a fact-finding committee to investigate Mina tragic incident which resulted in death of nearly 500 Iranians during last years Hajj rituals. If the fact-finding committee will be formed, many realities of this bitter tragedy which ...

An Iranian official says Saudi Arabia has deliberately barred Iranians from making the Hajj pilgrimage and refused to discuss waysto prevent the reoccurrence of a deadly crush during last years Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca. It was "unacceptable" to deprive the faithful Iranian people of the chance to perform the Hajj rituals,...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Saudi withholding Iranians blood money: Iran Hajj official The head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Saudi Arabia continues to withhold all cooperation toward compensating the victims of a deadly crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals last year. Iran expresses ...

The head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Saudi Arabia continues to withhold all cooperation toward compensating the victims of a deadly crush during Hajj pilgrimage rituals last year. At least 465 Iranian pilgrims lost their lives during the deadly crush, which occurred after two large masses of pilgrims converged at a crossroads ...

An Iranian official says the country will spare no effort to restore the rights of the victims of a deadly crush during last years Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Saturday that a session was held on Wednesday, which was attended by Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi and ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) Saeid Owhadi, the Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, blamed Saudis for not providing the security for Iranian pilgrims of Hajj rituals. We did not dispatch Iranian pilgrims because of the Saudi impediments which could waste the rights of Iranians, said Saeid Owhadi, the Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization,...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A delegation from Irans Foreign Ministry will go to France as part of legal efforts to restore the rights of the Iranians who died in a tragic crush of pilgrims in Saudi Arabias Mina last year, an Iranian officials announced, describing France as playing the role of a mediator. Speaking at a television talk show on Monday night,...

Tehran, Aug 6, IRNA Iran will hold an international conference to commemorate victims of Mina tragedy which resulted in death of up to seven thousand Hajj pilgrims last year, senior Hajj official says. The first international conference in commemoration of Mina tragedy victims will be held in Tehran from September 3 to 11, Head of Iran's Hajj and ...

Gorgan, Golestan Prov, Aug 3, IRNA Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said the Saudi rulers did not follow even the least of human principles and political literature during talks with the Iranian officials, stressing they were to question Iranian pilgrims' esteem. Saeed Ohadi made the remarks in a meeting Tuesday evening with Ayatollah Kazem ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Saudi not entitled to give Irans Hajj quota to others, says official Head of Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi reiterated that Saudi Arabia does not have the right to give Irans Hajj quota to other countries.   Kabul attacks show depth of Daesh depravity,...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Head of Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi reiterated that Saudi Arabia does not have the right to give Irans Hajj quota to other countries. Hajj quota of Muslim states are determined by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and therefore, Saudi government is not allowed to give the share, which is legitimate ...