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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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Saudi Arabia blocks Iranian pilgrims from Hajj for political gains: Poll
Jun 26, 2016 00:12A new opinion poll shows Saudi Arabia has been pursuing political gains by making efforts to block Iranians from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage.
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'Saudis fear Iran's shedding light on Hajj tragedy'
Jun 12, 2016 04:45An Iranian official says Saudi officials are afraid of undisclosed dimensions of a deadly stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage last year coming to light.
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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.
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Iran to sue Saudi Arabia over Mina tragedy: Justice Minister
Jun 09, 2016 15:44Justice Minister Mostafa Pourmohammadi on Thursday said the country is intent on filing a lawsuit at international courts against Saudi Arabia for the deaths of hundreds of Iranian pilgrims in a deadly crush in Mina, near Mecca, last year.
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Saudi Arabia says ‘still looking into’ 2015 Hajj tragedy
Jun 07, 2016 05:01Saudi Arabia says it is still reviewing the deaths of thousands of people nine months after a deadly crush during Hajj near the holy city of Mecca.
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Saudi Hajj sabotage serves Israel: Iran's president
May 31, 2016 01:44Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the Saudi obstruction of the Iranians' Hajj pilgrimage this year serves the interests of the Zionist regime of Israel.
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Ale Saud denied Iranians' dignified Hajj pilgrimage: Official
May 31, 2016 01:35A senior Islamic Republic official has criticized Ale Saud over the cancellation of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage for the Iranian nation, saying the Saudi family prevented Iranians from making a "dignified" religious expedition.
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Iranians not attending Hajj due to Saudi obstructionism: Official
May 30, 2016 12:27The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says Iranians will not attend this year’s Hajj, blaming Saudi Arabia for creating obstacles in the way of Iranians seeking to perform the ritual.
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Iran cancels Hajj due to Saudi 'obstacles'
May 29, 2016 07:27Iran says it will not take part in this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca because of "obstacles" created by Saudi Arabia.