All posts tagged "Hajj"
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‘US provokes warmongering, massacre among fellow Muslims’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a message on Monday to the Hajj pilgrims, stressing that “US incites the Muslims to fight against each other.”...
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Progress in Saudi-Iranian Haj negotiations: Tehran
Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Iran about this year’s pilgrimage (Haj) are being finalised, a senior Iranian official has said. “Up to now, desirable agreements...
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Can Iran and Saudi Arabia reach agreement over Hajj dispute?
By Mahmoud Eskaf, Middle East Observer Iran said on Sunday there had been a progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on allowing Iranian citizens to join...
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Iran sees progress in hajj talks with Saudis
Iran said today there had been progress in talks with Saudi Arabia on allowing citizens of the Islamic republic to join this year’s hajj pilgrimage,...
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Riyadh sends a message to Tehran on Saudi mufti’s inflammatory comments, al monitor says
Riyadh has sent Tehran a message through unofficial channels clarifying that the latest inflammatory comments by a Saudi grand mufti were not an official position,...
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A year after Hajj tragedy: Iranians are still mourner
Although one year has passed since at least 460 Iranian pilgrims lost their lives in Mina stampede in Saudi Arabia, Iranians are still mourning for...
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Hajj hijacked by oppressors, Muslims should reconsider management of Hajj
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a message on the occasion of Hajj season and days for renouncing the unbelievers. The full text of Supreme...
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Why should Muslim countries follow Iran to boycott Hajj?
The Hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in...
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Iran will sue Saudi Arabia at international courts
Iran plans to file a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia at international courts over the deaths of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims in the last year’s deadly...
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Iran Cancels Participation in Hajj Pilgrimage
Iran on Sunday canceled its participation in this year’s holy pilgrimage to Mecca, blaming Saudi Arabia for the cancellation. “Unfortunately, Iranian pilgrims cannot go to...
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Will Iran suspend hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia?
By: Arash Karami After Saudi Arabia severed ties with Iran, the chairman of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Saeed Ohadi, said that the decision to...
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Iran to stop sending pilgrims to the hajj
A prominent Iranian lawmaker says Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Tehran likely will force Iran to stop sending pilgrims to the annual...
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Iran holding official welcoming ceremony for Mina stampede victims
Iran is holding an official ceremony to welcome the bodies of 104 Iranian Hajj pilgrims, who were killed in the recent crush in Mina, near...
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Iran to sue Saudi Arabia over death of Iranian pilgrims
Iran will file a complaint against Saudi Arabia for its “shortcomings” which led to the death of Iranian pilgrims during the latest Hajj ceremony in...
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Afkham denies Saudi claims about Iran’s ex-ambassador to Lebanon
Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said the former Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Roknabadi used a regular passport for his Hajj trip. She made the...
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Hajj stamped: witnesses blame Saudi officials and police
Witnesses to a stampede that left more than 700 people dead at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday blamed Saudi authorities and said they...
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Iran declares 3-day national mourning
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared three days of national mourning following the deaths of several hundred Hajj pilgrims, including Iranians, in the holy city...
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Saudi gov’t blamed for Iranians’ death in Mecca tragedy
Iran has blamed Saudi government for the recent deadly tragedy in Mecca, led to death and injury of several Iranian pilgrims. In a message of...
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European countries join INSTEX exchange to preserve Iran nuclear deal
Six major European countries announced on Friday that they would join a special trade exchange designed to alleviate the impact of the US sanctions on Iran. Belgium, Denmark, Finland,...
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China, Iran to forge closer ties due to common threat from United States, analysts say
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French minister criticises US over ‘unanswered’ Iran attacks
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Islam has the best argument in support of human rights: Judiciary chief
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UN adopts eight resolutions in condemnation of Israeli crimes in Palestine
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Trump’s maximum pressure policy on Iran has backfired and experts say it will fail
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S. Korea’s exports of humanitarian goods to Iran effectively halted after U.S. sanctions
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