Iranian Pilgrims
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VIDEO: Huge number of pilgrims heading towards Jamkaran
TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – The huge number of pilgrims in Qom city are walking towards the Jamkaran Holy Mosque to mark the Mid-Sha'ban; the birthday of the Shia twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi (PBUH).
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Several Iranian pilgrims injured in bus accident in Iraq
TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Local Iraqi sources have said that several Iranian pilgrims were injured in a road accident in the country on Monday.
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VIDEO: pilgrim gets emotional at Iraqis' nice hospitality
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – The video shows an Iranian pilgrim who gets emotional after receiving nice hospitality in the city of Iraq's Nasiriyah when he is approached by a little Iraqi girl who invites the Iranians to stay with them.
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FM Amir-Abdollahian:
Iran pursues release of Hajj pilgrim detained in S. Arabia
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Hossein Amir-Abdollahian voiced hope with the cooperation of Saudi officials, the only remaining Iranian Haj pilgrim will return home.
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Iran records 14 flights per day on Hajj days
TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The Islamic Republic of Iran Airlines aka Homa announced that 14 flights were carried out per day to fly Iranians to and out of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj pilgrimage.
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Iranian, Saudi Hajj officials meet for 1st time in 3 years
TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – The top Iranian and Saudi Arabia Hajj officials held a meeting for the first time after three years due to Covid-19 restrictions on the Hajj rituals.
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Iran VP, Iraq minister discuss bilateral cultural relations
TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Iranian vice president for parliamentary affairs and the Iraqi culture minister stress the need to broaden cultural relations in the interest of both Iraqi and Iranian nations.
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VIDEO: 1st group of Iran pilgrims travel to Syria after 10 yr
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Iranian pilgrims heading to Syria will stay in Damascus for four days and will visit the holy shrines of Hazrat Zaynab and Hazrat Roghayeh (PBUH).
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1st group of Iranian pilgrims to depart for Syria
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of Iran said that sending pilgrims to Syria will be activated as off today.
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Several Iranian pilgrims injured in bus accident in Iraq
TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Local Iraqi sources have said that several Iranian pilgrims were injured in a road accident in the country on Saturday.
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VIDEO: MNA correspondent's report from Iraq on Arbaeen
TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Mehr has dispatched a reporter to Iraq to cover this year's Arbaeen pilgrimage. The MNA reporter says in the video footage that the Iranian pilgrims are among the huge crowd in Karbala ahead of Arbaeen day on Monday.
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By: Mahsa Shams
Imam Hussein pilgrims in Karbala
KARBALA, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Thousands of Shia Muslims gather in the holy city of Karbala every weekend to pay homage to Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam, and his half-brother, Abbas ibn Ali, who made great sacrifices during the Battle of Karbala to protect the imam and his family.
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Baku-Mashhad-Baku direct flights to be launched on Dec. 16
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – The Director General of Khorasan Razavi Airports Company Mahmoud Amani Bani on Sat. said direct flights between Azerbaijan's Baku and Iran's Mashhad will commence on Dec. 16.