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Iran gives Saudi Arabia until Sunday for Hajj agreement
May 28, 2016 05:18The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Saudi Arabia refuses to accept Tehran's conditions in a deal that guarantees preserving the dignity of Iranian pilgrims during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
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Riyadh hindering Iranians’ hajj pilgrimage: Spokesman
May 23, 2016 12:21Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari blamed Saudi Arabia for obstructing preparations for the travel of Iranian pilgrims for Hajj rituals.
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Iran: Pilgrims won’t be sent to Hajj this year
May 12, 2016 13:16Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati on Thursday said that the Islamic Republic will not send pilgrims to Hajj this year because Saudi Arabia is refusing to cooperate on arrangements for Iranians to join the annual rituals in September.
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Iran warns Saudi Arabia over Hajj problems
May 11, 2016 15:58A senior official has hinted that Iran may stop sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Hajj if the kingdom refuses to resolve visa and travel issues.
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Iran insists on sending pilgrims to Hajj: Official
May 09, 2016 04:56Iran is still insistent that its nationals should be able to fulfill this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi said, deploring Saudi Arabia for its muted response and inaction on the case.
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Hajj to be canceled unless Saudis carry out responsibilities: Iran
May 04, 2016 06:10If Saudi Arabia does not carry out its responsibilities towards Hajj, Iran will be forced to cancel its annual pilgrimages, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman says.
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Iran official slams Saudi perversity in Hajj talks
Apr 28, 2016 19:11The head of Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Saudi officials are continuing to stonewall in the talks with the Islamic Republic about the dispatch of Iranian pilgrims to the holy Mecca this year.
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Tehran slams Riyadh for politicizing Hajj pilgrimage
Apr 25, 2016 18:53Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari censured Saudi Arabia for its attempts to politicize the issue of Hajj pilgrimage and its refusal to cooperate with the Islamic Republic to facilitate the travel of Iranian pilgrims to the Arab country for the upcoming Hajj.
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Saudi Arabia creating problems in Iran Hajj talks: Iran
Apr 19, 2016 05:37Iran's minister of culture and Islamic guidance says Saudi Arabia is creating problems for the dispatch of Iranian pilgrims to this year’s Hajj rituals.
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Iranian official in Saudi Arabia to hold talks on upcoming Hajj
Apr 13, 2016 05:53Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi is in Saudi Arabia for talks on efforts to facilitate travels of Iranian nationals to the Arab country during this year’s Hajj season.