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Iran: Pilgrims won’t be sent to Hajj this year
May 12, 2016 08:46Minister 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 11:28A 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 official slams Saudi perversity in Hajj talks
Apr 28, 2016 14:41The 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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Saudi Arabia must guarantee safety of Iranian pilgrims: Official
Feb 28, 2016 11:51The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Riyadh must guarantee the safety of Iranian pilgrims as a condition for their future dispatch to Saudi Arabia following the death of thousands of people in the deadly 2015 crush during the Hajj rituals in Mina.