IQNA – The first official flight of Iranian Hajj 2026 pilgrims, including 260 pilgrims, left the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran for Medina in Saudi Arabia.

IQNA – The first group of those set to provide services to Iranian pilgrims in this year’s Hajj arrived in the holy city of Medina, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning.   

IQNA – The Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran announced that 30,000 Iranian pilgrims will take part in this year’s Hajj, down from 85,000 last year.

IQNA – Some 4,500 pilgrims have registered to travel on foot to the holy city of Mashhad to attend the ten-day Karamat celebrations.

IQNA – Pilgrims from different countries have begun arriving in the Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj rituals.

IQNA – An Iranian Hajj official announced the executive readiness to send 30,000 pilgrims to the Land of Revelation this year, noting that the dispatch is planned to be carried out as a combined land-air package.

IQNA – Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has responded to a question about this year’s Hajj amid the ongoing US-Israeli acts of aggression in the region. .

IQNA – Efforts continue to develop digital services through the deployment of QR code technology at several locations within the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

IQNA – An Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization official said new planning for the organization of this year’s Hajj expeditions is underway in accordance with the conditions and capacities.

IQNA – Worshippers turned out in large numbers at mosques and designated prayer grounds across the Indian capital on Saturday to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers, bringing the holy month of Ramadan to a close with traditional solemnity and festive cheer.

IQNA – Iran will observe Eid al-Fitr on Saturday, March 21, after the crescent of the month of Shawwal was not sighted in the country on Thursday evening.

IQNA – Muslims in France will celebrate Eid al-Fitr on Friday, March 20, this year.