TEHRAN (IQNA) – Quran classes and in-person programs of Dar-ol-Quran centers in Saudi Arabia will remain suspended, an official said.
News ID: 3471757 Publish Date : 2020/06/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will strictly limit the number of people who can take part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca because of the coronavirus, according to state-run media.
News ID: 3471751 Publish Date : 2020/06/23
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The British government has apparently turned a blind eye to a landmark court ruling that restricts the sales of arms to Saudi Arabia for use against Yemen, a report said.
News ID: 3471747 Publish Date : 2020/06/22
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said it will lift a nationwide curfew but the ban on Umrah (minor Hajj) will remain in place.
News ID: 3471742 Publish Date : 2020/06/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s Hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its modern history, observers say, a perilous decision as coronavirus cases spike.
News ID: 3471726 Publish Date : 2020/06/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took the Saudi-led coalition that has been attacking Yemen since 2015 off a global blacklist of parties whose actions have harmed children in conflict, a move that drew immediate protests Monday from human rights groups.
News ID: 3471718 Publish Date : 2020/06/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering canceling the annual Hajj pilgrimage this year because the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471672 Publish Date : 2020/06/13
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said different scenarios regarding this year’s Hajj pilgrimage will be discussed in a meeting of the country’s Supreme Hajj Council.
News ID: 3471647 Publish Date : 2020/06/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia could drastically limit numbers at the annual Hajj pilgrimage to prevent a further outbreak of coronavirus after cases in the country topped 100,000, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
News ID: 3471645 Publish Date : 2020/06/09
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia surpassed 100,000 on Sunday, the health ministry said, amid a new surge in infections just weeks ahead of the start of the Hajj.
News ID: 3471634 Publish Date : 2020/06/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi authorities have closed down 39 mosques in the Kingdom after coronavirus infections were suspected among worshippers or those in charge of the sites, state-media reported.
News ID: 3471626 Publish Date : 2020/06/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Sheikh Mahmoud Sakar, known as the oldest Quran teacher in Saudi Arabia, died at the age of 90.
News ID: 3471603 Publish Date : 2020/06/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – First Vice-Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Hassan Karim al-Kaabi called on Saudi Arabia to restore the Baqi Cemetery in the holy city of Medina.
News ID: 3471580 Publish Date : 2020/06/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said the country has made all the preparations for sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj but it is not still certain that the pilgrimage will be held this year.
News ID: 3471578 Publish Date : 2020/06/02
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will begin easing restrictions on movement and travel this week, more than two months after stringent measures were introduced to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3471514 Publish Date : 2020/05/26
TEHRAN (IQNA) – As the coronavirus outbreak has plunged the ritual to perform Hajj pilgrimage into doubt, Indonesia called on Saudi Arabia to discuss whether it will allow the Holy pilgrimage or not.
News ID: 3471485 Publish Date : 2020/05/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – A 98-year-old woman in Saudi Arabia managed to learn the entire Quran by heart.
News ID: 3471425 Publish Date : 2020/05/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia will begin Istihlal (moonsighting) to determine the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday, May 22, a Saudi astronomer said.
News ID: 3471423 Publish Date : 2020/05/14
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh launched on Tuesday the second version of mobile phone app for the Holy Quran.
News ID: 3471300 Publish Date : 2020/04/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the kingdom, to become from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Sunday through Wednesday May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and in previously isolated neighborhoods.
News ID: 3471261 Publish Date : 2020/04/26