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Iranians rally against desecration of Quran in Sweden

Iranians have held a protest rally outside the Swedish embassy in the capital Tehran to condemn the burning of the Quran in the European country.

Iran president condemns insult to Quran in Sweden, saying Muslims not to forget it

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has harshly reacted to the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden describing it as a desecration of all religions.

Oldest Iranian Hajj pilgrim dies of heart attack after rituals in Mina, Saudi Arabia

The oldest Iranian Hajj pilgrim dies of a heart attack after concluding the religious rituals in Saudi Arabia.

Pictures: Iranian worshippers attend Eid al-Adha prayers countrywide

Iranian worshipers take part in mass prayers commemorating Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice across the country.

Iran blasts desecration of Holy Qur’an in Sweden

The spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned repeated desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden as an act running counter to origional human rights values.

Millions join Eid al-Adha prayers across Iran

Millions of Iranians, along with Muslims worldwide, celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, which commemorates the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Iran Leader says Hajj rituals can thwart plots of arrogant powers, Zionists against humanity

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed the annual Hajj rituals can foil all the plots of the arrogant powers and the Zionists against humanity.

‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia, 2.5 million in attendance

The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun as crowds of Muslims donning white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre of Islam’s holiest site, their prayers ringing through the air. The number of pilgrims this year is expected to break records at more than 2.5 million.

Cleansing ritual performed at Imam Reza’s holy shrine in Iran’s Mashhad ahead of birth anniv.

The custodians of the Shrine of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, perform a cleansing ritual at the holy site in the northeastern city of Mashhad, as Iranians prepare to celebrate the venerated Shia Muslim figure’s birth anniversary on Wednesday.

Iran sends 1st batch of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Iran sends a first batch of pilgrims from 10 provinces to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj rituals in the holy city of Makkah.

Iran leader says Hajj aims to unify Muslims against Israel, arrogance

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the Hajj rituals aim to forge unity among the Islamic Ummah in the face of the Israeli regime and global arrogance.

Iranian rights official says members of religious minorities no different than other Iranians

Secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Council Kazem Gharibabadi says members of religious minorities in the country are in fact part of the Iranian population as a whole.

Muslim devotees mourn Imam Jafar Sadeq on martyrdom anniversary 

A group of Muslim devotees known as the Sadeqiyoun Society have held a procession to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Jafar Sadeq, the sixth Shia Imam, in Mashhad, northeastern Iran. 

Iran’s Raisi meets with Patriarch of Assyrian Church of East

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has met with Mar Awa III, the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, emphasizing faith and morality.

Iran executes two convicts for insulting and burning Holy Quran

Iran’s judiciary says two people convicted of sacrilege including for burning of copies of the Holy Quran have been executed.

Uzbekistan’s parliament speaker makes a pilgrimage to Imam Reza’s shrine in Mashhad

Uzbekistan’s Parliament Speaker Nurdinjon Ismoilov has made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Imam Reza, the eight Shia Imam, in the holy city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran.

Syrian people, clerics welcome Iranian President Raisi at holy shrine near Damascus

People and religious clerics in Syria have offered a warm welcome to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as he was visiting the holy shrine of Hazrat Zeinab (PBUH) in the southern suburbs of Damascus. Raisi then led prayers at the site.

Funeral ceremony held for newly-found Iranian Assyrian martyr of Iraq war

Iranians join a funeral procession in Tehran for Assyrian Christian soldier Johnny Bet Oshana who was martyred in the 1980s Iraqi war against Iran and whose remains returned home after 39 years.

Iranians join Eid al-Fitr prayers en masse, mark end of Ramadan

Millions of Iranians turn out en masse at mosques and shrines to join Eid al-Fitr prayers countrywide, celebrating the conclusion of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month Ramadan.

Iran’s leader declares Saturday as Eid ul-Fitr

The office of Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has annoucned that the crescent of the moon was not observed over Iran on Thursday and, therefore, Friday will be the 30th day of the holy month of Ramadan.

Iranian president: Israel’s collapse nearing

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said Israel’s end and collapse is nearing. President Raisi made the comment while attending the International Quds Day rallies in the capital Tehran on Friday.

Iranians skip sleep to mark third ‘Night of Destiny’

Millions of Iranians skipped sleep and prayed until dawn on Thursday and early hours of Friday to commemorate the third night that Shia Islam believes could be Laylat al-Qadr, or the Night of Destiny, during the fasting month of Ramadan, when holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Iranians pray till dawn to mark second ‘Night of Destiny’

Millions of Iranians stayed awake all night for a second time to mark ‘Laylat al-Qadr’ or ‘the Night of Destiny,’ when, according to Islamic scriptures, the Holy Qur’an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad some 14 centuries ago, as the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan draws to a close.

Official: Iran trying to re-open Embassy in Saudi Arabia before start of Hajj in June

A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official says Tehran is making efforts to re-open its Embassy in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh and its Consulate in Jeddah prior to the beginning of the Hajj pilgrimage season in Saudi Arabia in June.

Iran condemns Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Gaza

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the Israel's attacks against civilian targets in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

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