86, 550 Iranians to start hajj pilgrimage

TEHRAN – This year, some 86,550 Iranians will travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for performing hajj pilgrimage, deputy director of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, has said.

‘Iran to send nationals to Umrah pilgrimage if Riyadh accepts conditions’

TEHRAN – Akbar Rezaei, the deputy chief of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, said on Tuesday that the dispatching of Iranian nationals to Saudi Arabia’s holy cities for performing the Umrah (minor Hajj) pilgrimage will resume if the kingdom accepts Tehran’s conditions.

Over 1.1m Iranians applied for visa for Arbaeen pilgrimage

Pilgrims on the way to Karbala

TEHRAN — More than 1.1 million Iranians have applied for visa to attend Arbaeen pilgrimage 2018, head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has said.

Iranian pilgrims due to start Hajj tommorow

TEHRAN — The first group of Iranian Hajj pilgrims are scheduled to leave Tehran for Medina, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday morning, head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, has said.

Iran says its pilgrims attend Hajj this year, Riyadh confirms

TEHRAN – Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia after a one-year absence, what seen as a rare promising spot in stalled relations between the two regional rivals.

6,000 Iranian convoys set off to Karbala

TEHRAN – The Arbaeen pilgrimage march has started in Iran with 6,000 convoys heading toward Karbala, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization told ISNA on Saturday.

Tehran accepts no mediator in Mina incident: official

TEHRAN - Saeed Ohadi, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, has said that Iran has accepted no mediation on the Mina incident as well as on ties with Saudi Arabia.