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Tag: Iranian pilgrims
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Pilgrims killed when bus crashes on its way to Iraq
A bus that was carrying 19 Iranian pilgrims from Iraq to Iran plunged off a cliff, leaving seven people dead and five others seriously…
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Lack of Iraqi visa hinders hundreds of Iranian pilgrims
Two hundred to three hundred Iranian pilgrims traveling to Iraq have been detained and returned to Iran for failing to produce any visas, according…
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Questions grow around missing Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
Iran’s Minister of Health says some of the missing Iranian pilgrims involved in the Mena incident in Saudi Arabia may be under arrest by…
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Saudi King expresses sympathy to Iran over pilgrim deaths
After days of contentious exchanges between Iranian and Saudi authorities over the tragic incident in Mena that led to the death of thousands of…
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Reports cite Saudi-Israeli plot against Iranians in Mena
Several Arabic media outlets are reporting that a number of Islamic Republic officials have been lost or “kidnapped” in the incident at Mena, and…
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Iranian minister to probe deadly stampede of pilgrims
Iranian Culture Minister Ali Jannati is traveling to Saudi Arabia to review the recent incident in Mena that led to the death of hundreds…
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Iran summons Saudi diplomat again over stampede
Iran’s foreign ministry has once again summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires following the deadly incident in Mena, Mecca on September 24. ISNA reports that…
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Hundreds of Iranians still missing in Mena as death toll rises
The number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the incident at Mena, Mecca on September 24 has now reached 131, and another 85 are injured.…
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Hundreds of pilgrims killed in second Haj incident
More than 700 pilgrims were killed during pilgrimage ceremonies in Mina outside of Mecca, and reports indicate that the death toll is rising. More…
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Official identifies Iranian women killed in Mecca
A spokesman for Iran’s Pilgrimage Organization reports that the number of Iranians killed in the crane accident at Alharam Mosque in Mecca has now…
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Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Saudis accused of assaulting pilgrims
The Saudi police officers accused of harassing two young Iranian pilgrims in Jeddah Airport had their first court session today, June 1. Iran’s deputy…
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Iranians protest Saudi sexual assault on teen pilgrims
Hundreds of Iranian protesters gathered in front of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday April 11 following a rally call on social media…