TEHRAN (IQNA) – The deputy head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization regretted the recent decision by Saudi Arabia to allow only those residing in the kingdom to perform Hajj for the second year.
News ID: 3474949 Publish Date : 2021/06/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against COVID-19 to perform this year's Hajj, but Muslims from abroad will be barred for a second straight year.
News ID: 3474937 Publish Date : 2021/06/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society said Iran will likely send some 2,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj this year.
News ID: 3474860 Publish Date : 2021/06/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has not taken a final decision on the number of pilgrims and Hajj-related safety measures yet.
News ID: 3474803 Publish Date : 2021/05/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – More than one million residents of Saudi Arabia performed the Umrah pilgrimage during the holy month of Ramadan this year.
News ID: 3474730 Publish Date : 2021/05/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An official of Iran’s Khorasan Razavi Province advised pilgrims wishing to visit the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad not to travel to the city for the time being.
News ID: 3474263 Publish Date : 2021/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stressed the need for taking measures to ensure the security of pilgrims visiting the holy shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS) north of Baghdad.
News ID: 3474202 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A terrorist blast hit an area near the al-Aimmah bridge north of Baghdad, Iraq, targeting pilgrims on their path to the holy shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (AS), the seventh Shia Imam.
News ID: 3474197 Publish Date : 2021/03/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s government said pilgrims willing to take part in this year’s Hajj must be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
News ID: 3474139 Publish Date : 2021/03/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A special prayer area has been launched at Masjid al-Haram (the Grand Mosque) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for people with special needs.
News ID: 3474057 Publish Date : 2021/02/22
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) said the forces have launched an operation to ensure security for pilgrims visiting the city’s holy shrines.
News ID: 3473956 Publish Date : 2021/02/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque has provided new services to aid the visually-impaired taking part in the Umrah pilgrimage.
News ID: 3473699 Publish Date : 2021/01/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims performing the Umrah rituals are the only ones allowed to perform circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in Mecca.
News ID: 3473656 Publish Date : 2021/01/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Around 1,500 Saudi women are assigned to perform various duties related to serving Umrah performers and visitors to the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina.
News ID: 3473464 Publish Date : 2020/12/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Al-Kadhimayn Shrine in Kadhimayn suburb of Baghdad, Iraq, was reopened to pilgrims on Friday.
News ID: 3473444 Publish Date : 2020/12/19
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Foreign Umrah pilgrims have visited the Prophet’s Mosque or Al Masjid an Nabawi for the first time after months.
News ID: 3473082 Publish Date : 2020/11/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The first group of Umrah pilgrims from other countries performed Umrah on Sunday as part of the third stage of reopening the Two Holy Mosques to worshippers.
News ID: 3473000 Publish Date : 2020/11/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is ready to host foreign Umrah pilgrims , an official said.
News ID: 3472899 Publish Date : 2020/10/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Astan Quds Razavi – the custodianship of Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine- urged the devotees of Ahl-ul-Byat (AS) to do the Ziyarah (pilgrimage) online instead of traveling to Mashhad to visit the holy shrine.
News ID: 3472829 Publish Date : 2020/10/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – As many as 250,000 domestic pilgrims will be allowed to perform Umrah in the second phase as part of the gradual resumption of the pilgrimage and visits to the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia, from Sunday (Oct. 18).
News ID: 3472810 Publish Date : 2020/10/12
