Web-surfing pilgrims in Mecca have become of topic of concern for their travel organizers in Iran. The Supreme Leader’s Pilgrimage Affairs website reports that cultural organizers of the trips say that internet surfing is wasting pilgrims’ time and causing a decline in attendance to worship and prayer rituals. The report indicates that pilgrims, especially […]
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Suicide Bombing Kills Iranian Pilgrims In Iraq
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least nine Iranian pilgrims and injured at least 25 others north of Baghdad. Police said the attacker rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of buses carrying Iranian Shi’ite pilgrims. The pilgrims were on their way to the holy city of Najaf. The attack occurred […]
Hajj pilgrims offer prayers for Muslim unity
Millions of Muslim pilgrims converged Wednesday on the holy city of Mecca in preparation for the hajj pilgrimage, many of them praying for unity in the Islamic world at a time of turmoil.
More Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria
The Iranian embassy in Syria has announced that 48 Iranian pilgrims were abducted in Damascus on Saturday August 4.
Saudi Arabia stops issuing visas to Iranian pilgrims
Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization has announced that Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas for Iranian pilgrims.
Pilgrims kidnapped in Syria: Iranian consulate
The Islamic Republic Consulate in Syria has confirmed that 11 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped.
On Eve Of Hajj, Pilgrims At Center Of Iran-Saudi Rift
By Frud Bezhan, RFE/RL Officials have downplayed suggestions that there is any element of retaliation behind the deportations of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia for the hajj this week.
Saudi Arabia Deports Iranian Pilgrims With ‘Forged Visas’
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has deported 150 Iranian hajj pilgrims who were charged with entering the country with forged visas, RFE/RL’s Radio Farda reports.
Iranian pilgrims to wreak more havoc, warns expert
By Al ArabiyaAn analyst on Iran, Sheikh Omar bin Abdul Aziz al-Zaid, believes that Iran wants to prove that Saudi Arabia is ill equipped to protect pilgrims during Hajj.