TEHRAN (IQNA) – Upon easing Corona restrictions across the country, Imam Reza holy shrine has hosted growing number of foreign pilgrims who find the holy shrine a source of calm during hard days of the pandemic.
News ID: 3477073 Publish Date : 2021/12/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The departure of Indonesian Umrah pilgrims for Saudi Arabia will be postponed until early 2022, the Southeast Asian country’s religious affairs minister said.
News ID: 3476981 Publish Date : 2021/12/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Indonesia’s government will allow pilgrims to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah (minor haj) later this month.
News ID: 3476784 Publish Date : 2021/12/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has prepared the Third Saudi Expansion of the Grand Mosque which seeks to increase the holy site’s capacity.
News ID: 3476704 Publish Date : 2021/11/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah officials have given the greenlight for Egypt to resume sending Umrah pilgrims to the kingdom.
News ID: 3476692 Publish Date : 2021/11/28
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Trained clerics and Maddahs (eulogists) will accompany Iranians who go on pilgrimage to holy sites in Syria, an official said.
News ID: 3476674 Publish Date : 2021/11/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah called off the maximum age limit of 50 years as a prerequisite for pilgrims coming to perform Umrah from outside the country, sources said.
News ID: 3476668 Publish Date : 2021/11/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An Iranian official said the necessary infrastructure should be prepared for sending some 4 to 5 million pilgrims to Iraq during the Arbaeen season.
News ID: 3476652 Publish Date : 2021/11/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said that some 100,000 Iranian pilgrims are expected to visit Syria within the next year.
News ID: 3476634 Publish Date : 2021/11/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Permits for performing Umrah pilgrimage for overseas Muslims are limited to those aged from 18 to 50 years, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said.
News ID: 3476552 Publish Date : 2021/11/19
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A new service has been launched to help overseas pilgrims in getting Umrah and visit permits for Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina through mobile applications.
News ID: 3476469 Publish Date : 2021/11/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and Syria’s Interior Minister Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun met in Damascus.
News ID: 3476432 Publish Date : 2021/11/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Sending Iranian pilgrims to Iraq will resume on November 14, an official said.
News ID: 3476375 Publish Date : 2021/11/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – According to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, children under the age of 12 are not allowed to enter the Grand Mosque, Mecca.
News ID: 3476324 Publish Date : 2021/11/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official with Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said the country is waiting for Iraq’s decision on resumption of sending pilgrims via land borders.
News ID: 3476268 Publish Date : 2021/10/31
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah cancelled its earlier directive to impose a gap of 15 days between the performance of two Umrah pilgrimages.
News ID: 3476192 Publish Date : 2021/10/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – While Saudi Arabia has resumed Umrah pilgrimage after a suspension over COVID-19 pandemic, Iranians who wish to make the spiritual journey are still waiting for a resumption of ties between Tehran and Riyadh.
News ID: 3476077 Publish Date : 2021/10/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The South African Muslim Travelers Association (SAMTOA) announced the new regulations and requirements for those willing to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah.
News ID: 3476058 Publish Date : 2021/10/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Thousands of pilgrims from different Iraqi regions marched and arrieved in Samarra to mourn for Imam Hassan Askari (AS).
News ID: 3476045 Publish Date : 2021/10/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran set up 372 Moukebs in the country and in Iraq to serve pilgrims during the Arbaeen season, an official said.
News ID: 3475950 Publish Date : 2021/10/09
