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Senior Iranian official advises Saudis against politicizing Hajj
Sep 14, 2016 11:50Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Saudi Arabia has politicized the Hajj rituals, advising officials in Riyadh against trying Tehran’s patience.
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Hajj pilgrims ‘stone devil’ on last day of rituals
Sep 14, 2016 08:12Muslim pilgrims from around the world perform Jamarat or ‘Stoning of the Devil’ in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, on the last day allocated to the ritual as this year’s Hajj pilgrimage comes to an end.
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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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Mena Tragedy (4)
Sep 06, 2016 12:17Welcome to the 4th part of our 8-part series on last year’s tragedy at Mena in holy Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage that led to the martyrdom of some 2,000 pilgrims to the symbolic house of God, the holy Ka’ba, including 464 Iranians, because of the criminal negligence of law and order by the Wahhabi regime of Saudi Arabia, which this year has violated the tenets of Islam by barring pilgrims from Iran from performing the religious obligation of Hajj.
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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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Mena Tragedy (3)
Sep 05, 2016 13:04Welcome to the 3rd part of our 8-part series on last year’s tragedy at Mena in holy Mecca during the Hajj pilgrimage that led to the martyrdom of some 2,000 pilgrims to the symbolic house of God, the holy Ka’ba, including 464 Iranians, because of the criminal negligence of law and order by the Wahhabi regime of Saudi Arabia, which this year has violated the tenets of Islam by barring pilgrims from Iran from performing the religious obligation of Hajj.
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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.