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Interview with Mr. Saeed Shihabi about Saudi Arabia’s handling of the 2015 Hajj ceremony
Sep 11, 2016 02:14Our correspondent, Mehran Derakhshandeh has interviewed with Mr. Saeed Shihabi.
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Iran will never give up Mina tragedy follow-up: Official
Sep 10, 2016 12:29An Iranian official says the Islamic Republic will not give up pursuing the rights of the victims of a deadly crush during last year’s Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, until justice is achieved.
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Interview with Nazem Ali about Mina tragedy
Sep 10, 2016 09:46Our correspondent, Mehran Derakhshandeh has interviewed with Mr. Nazem Ali. He is a member of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) in London, England. He is a researcher with IHRC.
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Leader's message on 2016 Hajj pilgrimage
Sep 05, 2016 14:46Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, on the occasion of Hajj Pilgrimage has issued a message to the Islamic Ummah.
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Iran will never forget Mina tragedy: Ayatollah Movahedi Kermani
Sep 02, 2016 14:11Tehran's interim Friday Prayer Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahedi Kermani during the sermon in Tehran said that the Islamic Republic will never forget the "heart-rending and disgraceful” crush that took place during last year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia picks UK firm to make e-bracelets for pilgrims
Sep 01, 2016 08:15Saudi Arabia has reportedly awarded the British security firm G4S a deal to make electronic bracelets for millions of pilgrims who have to wear them while travelling to Mecca to perform the annual Hajj.
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Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Hajj quota
Jul 24, 2016 13:28Saudi Arabia does not have the right to reallocate Iran’s Hajj quota to other countries, the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi says.
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At least 18 injured in crush in Saudi city of Mecca
Jul 02, 2016 12:06At least 18 pilgrims have been injured in a crush near Islam’s holiest site, Saudi media say, just over six months after hundreds lost their lives in a tragic stampede during the last year Hajj rituals.
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Saudi Arabia introduces e-bracelets for Hajj pilgrims: Report
Jul 01, 2016 07:46Muslim pilgrims joining this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet after thousands of them died in a tragic crush last year.
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Lebanon cleric slams Saudi mishandling of 2015 Hajj
Jun 11, 2016 12:05A prominent Lebanese cleric has denounced Saudi Arabia’s mishandling of the Hajj pilgrimage, which led to a deadly crush last year, saying the tragedy cannot pass just as an ordinary accident.