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Saudi Arabia bars foreign Muslims from Hajj for 2nd years
Jun 13, 2021 09:15Saudi Arabia has for a second consecutive year barred foreign Muslims from annual Hajj rituals due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Leader: US sanctions 'a crime against Iranian nation'
Jul 31, 2020 03:32Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has slammed US sanctions on Iran as "a crime against the Iranian nation".
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5th anniv. of Mina tragedy, Mecca crane collapse: Iran says is pursuing victims’ rights
Jul 30, 2020 06:46Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization and the Representative of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Hajj Affairs have issued a joint statement ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Mina disaster and the Mecca crane collapse, saying Tehran is seriously pursuing the rights of victims.
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Leader: The Islamic Ummah’s cry for unity should fall on the heads of the US & its chained dog, the Zionist regime
Jul 29, 2020 07:59The following is the full text of a message delivered on July 28, 2020, by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the occasion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins amid Saudi restrictions
Jul 29, 2020 02:30The annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage has begun with only a small number of worshipers this year, as Saudi Arabia has barred international pilgrims from entering the kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi Arabia expands ban on Umrah pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
Mar 05, 2020 07:38Authorizes have banned their citizens and other residents of Saudi Arabia from performing Umrah pilgrimage in Mecca or visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina amid the rapid spread of a coronavirus worldwide, expanding an earlier such ban on foreigners.
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Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah pilgrimage for fear of COVID-19
Feb 27, 2020 03:25Saudi Arabia says it has temporarily suspended entry for individuals aiming to perform Umrah pilgrimage or to visit the Prophet's Mosque in the holy city of Medina over concerns of the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.
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Heavy rain falls on Muslim pilgrims during ritual stoning of the devil
Aug 13, 2019 02:27Heavy rains lashed down on Muslim pilgrims from around the world during the second day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on Monday (August 12).
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Egyptian artist draws free gifts for hajj pilgrims
Aug 12, 2019 09:30Egyptian fine artist Mahmoud Reyyad, 32, draws iconic images of the holy city of Mecca to distribute as free gifts to pilgrims at a hotel on the final day of the Hajj.
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Message of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to the great Hajj congregation
Aug 10, 2019 04:39In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace be upon his exalted, trustworthy messenger, Muhammad the last of the prophets, and his pure progeny, especially the one remaining with Allah on earth, and on his chosen companions and those who faithfully followed them, until the Day of Judgment.