Hajj pilgrimage
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Leader emphasizes the political nature of Hajj rituals
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei termed Hajj as a unique religious obligation that is distinct in its form and structure, characterizing it as being completely political.
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Iran Foreign Ministry says is pursuing release of pilgrim jailed in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bikdeli has said that the ministry continues to follow up the case of imprisoned Iranian national Mohammad Khazaee until he is released from Saudi jail.
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Al-Qassam Brigades urges Hajj pilgrims to pray for Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – The spokesman of the Izz ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, has asked the pilgrims of the Hajj pilgrimage to pray for the Gaza Strip and the people of Palestine.
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Supreme Leader: Israeli crimes in Gaza left no room for appeasement
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Zionist regime’s crimes in Gaza have left no room for appeasement, calling on Muslim governments and people to practically show their disavowal of the regime and its allies, particularly the United States.
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87,000 Iranians to perform Hajj this year; 1st caravan departs
Tehran, IRNA- A ceremony of sending off the first caravan of Iranian Hajj pilgrims to Mecca held on Sunday at the Salam Terminal of Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
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Supreme Leader meets with Holy Quran Reciters
Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has met with a group of Quran reciters slated to attend the Hajj pilgrimage.
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Iran to start sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia on January 3
Tehran, IRNA – Iran will begin to send Hajj Umrah pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the first time after nine years, months after a rapprochement deal with Riyadh.
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Iranian, Saudi Red Crescent chiefs discuss expanding ties
Tehran, IRNA – Heads of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) and the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) in their meeting in Mecca, discussed the ways to expand bilateral relations.
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FM in touch with authorities on situation of Iranian hajj pilgrims
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has consulted with relevant Saudi and Iranian officials to pursue the latest developments regarding the situation of Iranian pilgrims attending this year's hajj ceremony in Saudi Arabia.
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Number of Iranian hajj pilgrims to double this year: Official
Tehran, IRNA – The number of Iranian pilgrims to visit Saudi Arabia's holy Islamic sites for the annual hajj pilgrimage will double this year compared with 2022, Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development (MRUD) Mohammad Mohammadi-Bakhsh said on Thursday.