TEHRAN (IQNA) – Rajab Rama, a 48-year-old businessman in Kenya, was left disappointed after learning he would miss the chance to go for Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, which is mandatory to perform at least once in a lifetime.
News ID: 3475010 Publish Date : 2021/06/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Shoura Council in Saudi Arabia will vote on Monday on a proposal not to compel commercial establishments and shops to close during prayer times except for Friday prayers.
News ID: 3475001 Publish Date : 2021/06/21
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities plan to execute dozens of teenagers from the kingdom’s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province over their participation in peaceful anti-regime protests, human rights activists warn.
News ID: 3474988 Publish Date : 2021/06/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s top government authority on Hajj protested against a recent decision adopted in Saudi Arabia to impose restrictions on the annual pilgrimage for a second year over coronavirus concerns.
News ID: 3474968 Publish Date : 2021/06/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – An electronic portal for domestic pilgrims received more than 450,000 applications within 24 hours of opening, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said.
News ID: 3474960 Publish Date : 2021/06/16
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) – The Islamic Affairs Ministry of Saudi Arabia has distributed one million copies of the Holy Quran with translation in ten languages.
News ID: 3474930 Publish Date : 2021/06/12
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Having failed to achieve its goals in war, Saudi Arabia, which leads a military coalition against impoverished Yemen, claims it has suspended its attacks against Yemenis in an effort aimed at paving the way for a peaceful settlement to a years-long brutal war.
News ID: 3474927 Publish Date : 2021/06/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Yemen’s popular Ansaruallh movement won the US-sponsored war waged by Saudi Arabia, a leading American magazine said, stressing that the losers are now in no position to dictate terms to the victors.
News ID: 3474895 Publish Date : 2021/06/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Islamic affairs minister defended a contentious order restricting the volume of mosque loudspeakers.
News ID: 3474864 Publish Date : 2021/06/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – More than 2,500 computer programmers and institutes took part in the first ‘Holy Quran Hackathon’ organized by Saudi Arabia.
News ID: 3474848 Publish Date : 2021/05/31
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs imposed restrictions on the use of loudspeakers in mosques, allowing the use of loudspeakers only for calls for prayers (Adhan) and Iqamat.
News ID: 3474793 Publish Date : 2021/05/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia said it is considering allowing foreign pilgrims to enter the country for Hajj this year.
News ID: 3474669 Publish Date : 2021/05/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual Hajj for the second year running as COVID-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, two sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
News ID: 3474636 Publish Date : 2021/05/05
TEHRAN (IQNA) – More visitors from outside Saudi Arabia are expected during the last 10 days of Ramadan, an official said.
News ID: 3474596 Publish Date : 2021/05/01
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Istihlal (moon sighting) committee in Saudi Arabia will meet today to sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474424 Publish Date : 2021/04/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia executed three soldiers Saturday it accused of committing "high treason," without elaborating on which enemy the kingdom believed the men aided.
News ID: 3474417 Publish Date : 2021/04/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation plans to dispatch the first batch of Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474380 Publish Date : 2021/04/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities said Monday that only people immunized against COVID-19 will be allowed to perform the year-round Umrah pilgrimage, starting from the holy month of Ramadan.
News ID: 3474378 Publish Date : 2021/04/06
