TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) Hajj 2016 is proceeding while Iranian pilgrims didn't attend one of the biggest Muslim ceremonies due to conflicts between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Meanwhile, some pilgrims from Syria, Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq were also prevented from travel to Mecca because of harsh policies of the new generation of Saudi rulers. Since 2011,...

The Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republichas been the only critical voice against the deaths of pilgrims during last years Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia, criticizing human rights organizations and other countries for choosing to remain silent on the issue. Such silence is a scourge plaguing ...

Alwaght-Thousands of Muslim pilgrims lost their lives in a stampede during Hajj ceremony (Pilgrimage) in the Saudi city of Mina last year; still the Kingdome refuses any official explanation or responsibility on the issue. On 24 September 2016 thousands of Hajis (pilgrims) were caught in a crowed collapse on their way to Ramy al-Jamarat, symbolic ...

Saudi Arabia has started court trials for 14 people suspected of malpractice that led to a deadly crane crash in the holy city of Mecca last year. The massive construction crane collapsed into Meccas Grand Mosque last September, killing more than 100 pilgrims and injuring over 200 others during Hajj rituals. Those standing in the dock at ...

If Saudi Arabia does not carry out its responsibilities towards Hajj, Iran will be forced to cancel its annualpilgrimages, the Iranian Foreign Ministry says. Saudi Arabia claimsthat the subject of Hajj is differentfrom political disputes, but there is a vast gap between its words and deeds, said Hossein Jaberi-Ansari during a trip to Irans northwestern ...

AhlulBaytNewsAgency - The head of Irans Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Riyadh must guarantee the safety of Iranian pilgrims as a condition for their future dispatch to Saudi Arabia following the death of thousands of people in the deadly 2015 crush during the Hajj rituals in Mina. The Saudi government must provide us with guarantees about ...

Sanandaj, Kordestan Prov, Feb 28, IRNA Iran's Foreign Ministry is following up receiving blood money from Saudi Arabia for Iranians killed in Mina, head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said. Saeed Ohadi described Mina event in Saudi Arabia as the most tragic incident in world history. On September 24, 2015, over 8,000 pilgrims including ...

Tehran, Feb 13, IRNA - Director of the Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said here on Saturday that the Iranians who were killed in 2015 Hajj tragedy are now called 'Mina martyrs'. Mohammad Ali Shahidi made the remarks on the sidelines of a ceremony held aimed at signing an agreement between Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, Foundation ...

Tehran, Feb 9, IRNA Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Tuesday that Foreign Ministry is pursuing legal case with Saudi government over human tragedy of September 24 when hundreds of Iranians were perished. Speaking to reporters, Zarif said the investigations are underway bilaterally and multilaterally as well as at the level of international ...

Tehran, Jan 15, IRNA Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei issued a message of condolence on martyrdom of Sheikh Moslem Qolipour-Gilani, a victim of Hajj stampede in Mina this year. The body of the cleric who was martyred in Mina incident in this year's Hajj ritual was identified and transferred to Iran. He was laid to rest in Qum. The ...

Shahrekord, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province, Jan 11, IRNA - Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Monday that Iran has no decision to perform Umrah (minor Hajj pilgrimage) yet. Talking to IRNA, Ohadi reiterated that since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2015), over 18,000 people have withdrawn ...

Shahreza, Isfahan prov, Jan 10, IRNA Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Sunday that the bodies of the last group of Iranian pilgrims missing in human tragedy in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on September 24 will be flown home next week. Ohadi said earlier that the bodies of all the missing Iranian pilgrims have been identified....

Tehran, Jan 6, IRNA Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Saeed Ohadi said on Wednesday that bodies of all the Iranian pilgrims that went missing in the human tragedy in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on September 24 have been identified. Ohadi said that 79 out of the 461 Iranian victims were buried in Mecca by Saudi officials without Iran's permission....

Isfahan, Dec 30, IRNA Head of the Martyrs and Veterans' Affairs Foundation Mohsen Pour-Abdollah said on Wednesday that remains of one more victim of the September 24 Hajj tragedy was identified on DNA test after 90 days after his burial in one of Mecca graveyards. Pour-Abdollah told IRNA on Wednesday that remains of Dr. Abbassali Jowzi, a war veteran,...

Tehran, Dec 2, IRNA Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said on Tuesday that families of 15 victims of the September 24 Mina stampede tragedy have called for transfer of the bodies of their beloved ones to the country. Speaking to IRNA, Ohadi said members of family of three of the victims will also leave for Saudi Arabia this ...

Tehran, Dec 22, IRNA Ten Iranian Hajj victims are still missing, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said on Tuesday. Latest developments regarding Mina catastrophe, particularly the legal aspects of the tragedy have been discussed in the parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian Foreign Ministry is tasked with pursuing compensation for the Iranian nationals killed or injured in September deadly crush in Mina, Saudi Arabia, Head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, Ohadi pointed to the efforts that are underway to follow ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian called on Muslim nations to boost unity and cooperate to hold a secure Hajj pilgrimage. Speaking in a meeting with Nigers Minister of State for Mines and Industrial Development Omar Hamidou Tchiana in Tehran on Sunday, Amir Abdollahian expressed ...

Tehran, Nov 28, IRNA - Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi in an open letter urged religious scholars to pursue the case of Mina stampede. The major cleric, in an open letter sent to the Islamic World religious scholars on Friday, called for pursuing the case of Mina stampede beyond the political motives. Islamic religious scholars should act ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) Irans FM spokesperson asserted that Irans foreign ministry will continue its pursuing the case of the Mina tragedy. End of the search for nationals lost in Mina tragedy of September 24 does not mean the end of legal and political follow-up procedures, underlined Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari in his ...