TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims returned to the Jamarat Bridge for the stoning ritual on Saturday, the fourth day of Hajj, as the season neared an end with no cases of COVID-19 at the holy sites.
News ID: 3472158 Publish Date : 2020/08/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – On the third day of Hajj, coinciding with Eid al-Adha, the ritual of Rami al-Jamarat (Stoning of the Devil) was held by pilgrims with the full observance of the health protocols to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 3472156 Publish Date : 2020/08/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca is a time for celebration, not least among Somalia's livestock herders and traders who export millions of livestock to feed pilgrims.
News ID: 3472150 Publish Date : 2020/08/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Every year, the black silk that covers the Kaaba, in the holy city of Mecca, is replaced on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah.
News ID: 3472140 Publish Date : 2020/07/30
TEHRAN (IQNA) – This year’s Hajj rituals began in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, with a limited number of pilgrims due to the coronavirus outbreak.
News ID: 3472137 Publish Date : 2020/07/30
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed support for the American people’s protests and condemnation of the racist US government’s ruthless behavior.
News ID: 3472134 Publish Date : 2020/07/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation, began arriving to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca Wednesday for the start of a historically unique and scaled-down Hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3472133 Publish Date : 2020/07/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Hojat-ol-Islam Mehdi Shoja was the head of Iran’s Noor (light) Quranic Convoy in last year’s Hajj.
News ID: 3472117 Publish Date : 2020/07/28
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims are arriving in Mecca from different parts of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj amid intensified restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 3472104 Publish Date : 2020/07/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina has intensified disinfection and sterilization at the Grand Mosque and its courtyards.
News ID: 3472096 Publish Date : 2020/07/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Pilgrims have been arriving in holy city of Mecca for the annual Hajj — although only a handful compared with previous years.
News ID: 3472092 Publish Date : 2020/07/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia said its security organization has fined 16 pilgrims who have entered Mecca’s holy sites during the Hajj season without having a permission.
News ID: 3472085 Publish Date : 2020/07/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will organize the 45th annual Hajj symposium online this year.
News ID: 3472083 Publish Date : 2020/07/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A Georgian man living in Saudi Arabia has spoken of his joy and surprise about being chosen to perform the Hajj this year.
News ID: 3472071 Publish Date : 2020/07/25
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Announcing the completion of the first stage of planning for the annual Hajj, the commander of the forces responsible for security at the Grand Mosque in Mecca stressed that protecting worshippers was paramount.
News ID: 3472053 Publish Date : 2020/07/22
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Mahmoud Khalil al-Hussary was an Egyptian Qari widely acclaimed for his accurate recitation of the Quran.
News ID: 3472046 Publish Date : 2020/07/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia warned that during the Hajj season, those who enter the holy sites without having a permit will be fined.
News ID: 3471980 Publish Date : 2020/07/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A five-day Hajj registration deadline for expatriates residing in Saudi Arabia ended on Friday as the kingdom is bracing for holding a limited pilgrimage due to fears of the new coronavirus.
News ID: 3471962 Publish Date : 2020/07/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia has issued guidelines for the 1,000 or so pilgrims that will be allowed to perform the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca later this month, an experience that will be unlike any before because of the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471920 Publish Date : 2020/07/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 Hajj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the state news agency said Monday.
News ID: 3471904 Publish Date : 2020/07/06
