Pilgrims
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Iran issues over 58,000 visas for Arbaeen Pakistani pilgrims
Islamabad, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has granted visas to over 58,000 Pakistani pilgrims traveling to Karbala, Iraq, through Iranian borders for the annual Arbaeen ritual.
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Iran calls on Saudi Arabia to release imprisoned Hajj pilgrim
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on Saudi Arabia to release Iranian Hajj pilgrim Mohammad Khazaee, who has been in jail in the kingdom since mid-last month.
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Iran envoy meets Saudi crown prince in midst of Hajj
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, has held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the annual Hajj rituals, which began a few days ago.
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Iran acting FM, top Hajj official discuss situation of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and the Supreme Leader’s representative in Hajj and pilgrimage affairs Hojjatoleslam Abolfattah Navvab have reviewed the issues related to this year’s Hajj.
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Photo: Ahmad Moeini Jam
First group of Iran’s umrah pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
A first group of Iranian umrah pilgrims consisting of two caravans of 85 people flied to Saudi Arabian city of Medina from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport in the early hours of April 22, 2024. A ceremony was held to mark the resumption of umrah pilgrimage from Iran to Saudi Arabia after some nine years with the presence of Iran’s top pilgrimage official Seyyed Abdolfattah Navvab and the Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi.
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Iranian umrah pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia after 10-year hiatus
Tehran, IRNA – The first caravan of Umrah Hajj pilgrims has embarked on the spiritual journey to Mecca on Monday after a 10-year hiatus.
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Pilgrims cross Tamarchin border
Authorities in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province have opened Tamarchin border crossing in the town of Piranshahr on the border with northern Iraq. Arbaeen pilgrims, mainly from Iran’s northwestern provinces and even from countries like Turkiye and Azerbaijan, can now use Tamarchin to cross into Iraq, which helps them cut the time and cost of their trip. (IRNA photos/Ali Arsalani)
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Arbaeen pilgrims in Iraq
The photo album depicts Iranian pilgrims crossing through Al Diwaniyah the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate on their way to Iraq's Karbala to attend the Arbaeen trek. (IRNA photos/Hamid Abedi)
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Pakistani pilgrims welcomed in Iran's Zahedan
Four thousand pilgrims, who entered Iran from Pakistan through the Mirjaveh border crossing to travel to the western borders and participate in the Arbaeen trek, were welcomed and hosted at Imam Reza (AS) Pilgrim House in the southeast city of Zahedan. (IRNA photos/Hassan Shirvani)
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Arbaeen pilgrims at Iran Khosravi border
Photos depict pilgrims of Arbaeen at the Khosravi border in the Qasr-e Shirin county in the western Iranian province of Kermanshah. (IRNA photos/Bahman Zarei/August 22, 2023)
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Bus overturn in Iran leaves 3 Iraqi pilgrims dead
Mashhad, IRNA – Three Iraqi passengers and an Iranian driver helper succumbed to death when a bus carrying Iraqi pilgrims overturned on a road in the northeast of Iran.
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Iranian cargo plane carries food, water to Arabeen pilgrims in Iraq
Tehran, IRNA – First Iranian cargo flight on Saturday departed for Iraq, carrying food and water to Iranian pilgrims of Arbaeen in that country.
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All Iranian hajj pilgrims land in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, IRNA – A senior official with the country’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Vahid Eskandari said on Wednesday that all Iranian pilgrims have been sent to Saudi Arabia for performing their annual hajj pilgrimage.
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Iran FM stresses importance of holding a dignified Hajj
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stressed holding secure, peaceful, dignified, and unifying Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia.
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Iranian pilgrims can register for visiting Iraq, Syria as of mid-Feb: Official
Tehran, IRAN - Head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran Ali-Reza Rashidian has announced that the time for registering for visiting holy sites in Iraq and Syria will be as of mid-February.
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Pakistan’s new pilgrimage policy to boost religious tourism with Iran
Islamabad, June 8, IRNA -- Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mehmood Qureshi during his visit to Iran in April had discussed a new pilgrimage management policy with the host government and the sources say that Islamabad has recently shared a draft agreement of the policy with Tehran.
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Pilgrimage from Pakistan to Syria resumed
Islamabad, April 7, IRNA -- The Syrian government has announced the resumption of travel of Pakistani pilgrims to Damascus in a new move to develop public relations with Pakistan.
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Pakistan keen to sign MoU with Iran to facilitate pilgrims
Islamabad, Nov 19, IRNA -- Pakistan's Minister of Religious Affairs says that his government is determined to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Republic of Iran to facilitate pilgrims for enhancing religious tourism.