Hajj Rituals

Saudi Arabia sets limit of 1m Hajj pilgrims this year

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has said it will allow one million people – from both inside and outside the country – to perform the Hajj this year compared with only a few thousand local pilgrims over the past two years.

Leader’s envoy for Hajj Affairs:

Iran, Iraq continue talks on pilgrimage to holy sites

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The Leader’s Representative for Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs said Monday that negotiations have begun with Iraqi officials to relaunch a direct flight from Iran to holy cities in Iraq and Syria for Iranian pilgrims.

S. Arabia reportedly bans Umrah for pilgrims from 33 states

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned citizens of 33 Muslim countries from travelling to the country to perform the Umrah Hajj pilgrimage amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Saudi Arabia to allow 20,000 pilgrims to perform Umrah Hajj

TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – Saudi authorities will restrict Umrah to 20,000 domestic and international pilgrims in the first batch, as the Kingdom gears up for the resumption of the minor pilgrimage on August 10,

Leader:

Islamic nation must resist against US, its cohorts

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei said that the entire Islamic region eloquently expresses its firm decision to confront every act of interference and malice on the part of the US and its cohorts.

Restricted, expensive Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – Hajj pilgrimage has started with the participation of only 60,000 vaccinated Saudi citizens, residents who were selected from among hundreds of thousands of applicants.

Sana’a to Riyadh:

Yemen ready to manage this year’s Hajj ritual for free

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Head of Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said that his country is ready to manage 2021 Hajj rites and rituals for free.

Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia decision on this year's Hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Seyyed Abdol-​Fattah Navab, the representative of the Leader in Hajj and Pilgrimage Affairs criticized Saudi Arabia's decision to cancel this year's Hajj Pilgrimage for pilgrims from other countries.

S Arabia to limit Hajj this year to citizens, residents

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia said it will limit registration for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to 60,000 citizens and residents of the Kingdom in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Official urges S Arabia to clarify ability in holding Hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Chief called on Saudi Arabia to clarify the ability of the Arab country in line with planning to hold this year’s Hajj rites and rituals due to the outbreak of COVID global pandemic.

S Arabia sets conditions for this year’s Hajj rites, rituals

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Saudi Arabian authorities expounded terms and conditions on Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in the current year in 2021, stating that Hajj pilgrimage would be performed by fully observing of health protocols and guidelines.

S Arabia considers barring overseas haj pilgrims for 2nd year

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual haj for the second year amid the surge in Covid-19 cases and the emergence of new variants globally.

Saudi Arabia bans international pilgrims for this year’s hajj

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia made the decision to restrict this year's hajj, or pilgrimage to the sacred Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina, for pilgrims arriving from abroad due to coronavirus-related epidemiological precautions, Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Monday.

WHO in talks with S Arabia on delaying Hajj ritual due to pandemic

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – World Health Organization (WHO) is talking with Saudi Arabia on delaying the Hajj ritual due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi Arabia imposes ban on foreign entries as Covid-19 precaution

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that it has temporarily suspended foreigners from entering the country for Umrah rituals or tourism if they belong to any country where confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found.

Iranian Hajj pilgrims return home

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – All Iranian Hajj pilgrims have come back home by the return flights from Saudi Arabia to Iran concluding on Monday, said the managing director of Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC).

Iran to dispatch Umrah Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in two months

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – Given the good trend of negotiations between Iranian officials with Saudi Ministry of Hajj, Umrah Hajj will resume for Iranian pilgrims after month of Safar if the Saudis positively respond to Iran's proposals, according to the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian.

Iran to resume Umrah Hajj if Saudis meet conditions

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian has expressed Iran’s readiness to resume Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims if Saudi Arabia accepts Iran’s conditions.