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4 Iranian pilgrims still in Saudi Arabia 

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4 Iranian pilgrims still in Saudi Arabia  The deputy of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization says 4 Iranians out of the total number of pilgrims are still in Saudi Arabia. 
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Saudi Arabia frees Iranian pilgrim 20 days after detention

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Saudi authorities have released an Iranian Hajj pilgrim 20 days after arresting him in the city of Medina.
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Saudi gov’t refuses to allow Iranian Hajj pilgrims to vote in presidential election

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Iranian officials say Saudi Arabia has turned down a request by Iran to allow Iranian Hajj pilgrims to cast their votes in the snap presidential polls on Friday.
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Saudi Arabia says over 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died in extreme heat

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Riyadh has confirmed that more than 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits.
Middle East

Egypt revokes licenses for several tourist agencies following Hajj deaths

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Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 tourist agencies due to "fraud" following the deaths of over 1,000 people at the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Prosecution may follow.
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14 Iranian pilgrims die during Hajj Rituals

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An official said 14 Iranian pilgrims have passed away during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
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Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims die of extreme heat

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Hundreds of Hajj pilgrims have died during the annual Muslim pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia amid scorching heat, according to press reports and diplomats.
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11 Iranian Hajj pilgrims pass away in Saudi Arabia

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11 Iranian pilgrims who were in Saudi Arabia to embark on Hajj pilgrimage have so far lost their lives and 26 others have been hospitalized to receive treatment, the head of Iran’s Red Crescent Society says.
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Iran says Hajj pilgrimage is an opportunity for Muslims to renounce Israel, US amid Gaza war

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has stated the annual Hajj pilgrimage is an opportunity for Islamic governments to renounce the Israeli regime and the United States, in both "words and actions".
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Iran’s Leader calls for constant renunciation of US, Israel

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has emphasized that the renunciation of the Zionist regime and the United States by Muslims must continue beyond the time and place of Hajj, prevail in all Islamic countries worldwide, and be extended to the general populace.
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Saudi Arabia expels six Iranian reporters from Hajj coverage

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Saudi officials briefly detained and expelled six Iranian reporters and documentary filmmakers affiliated with the state TV who were filming in the Prophet's Mosque in the Saudi city of Medina.
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First batch of Iranian hajj pilgrims leaves for Saudi Arabia after decade of hiatus

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A group of hajj pilgrims departed on Monday from the Iranian capital Tehran for the Saudi city of Mecca for Umrah (lesser) hajj pilgrimage after a ten-year interval.
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Oldest Iranian Hajj pilgrim dies of heart attack after rituals in Mina, Saudi Arabia

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The oldest Iranian Hajj pilgrim dies of a heart attack after concluding the religious rituals in Saudi Arabia.
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Iran Leader says Hajj rituals can thwart plots of arrogant powers, Zionists against humanity

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

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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.
Middle East

Israel says direct flights to Saudi Arabia for Hajj won’t happen now

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Israel has announced that hoped-for direct Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia would not happen this year, playing down any prospects of an imminent U.S.-mediated normalisation of relations with the kingdom.
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Hajj pilgrims leave Yemen for Saudi Arabia in first direct flight since 2016

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The first commercial flight from Yemen's capital Sana'a to Saudi Arabia since 2016 took off carrying Hajj pilgrims on Saturday, in the latest sign of easing tensions after years of war.
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Iran sends 1st batch of Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

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Iran sends a first batch of pilgrims from 10 provinces to Saudi Arabia for the 2023 Hajj rituals in the holy city of Makkah.
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Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-related restrictions on Hajj pilgrims quota

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There will be no limit on the number of pilgrims who can attend the Hajj in 2023, Saudi Arabia has announced, following three years of restrictions on the pilgrimage due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 Iranian Hajj pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia

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Three Iranian hajj pilgrims have died while performing the major Hajj rituals in Saudi Arabia.
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Iranian Hajj pilgrims slam normalization of ties with Israel by some Arab states

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Iranian Hajj pilgrims have condemned some Arab governments for normalizing ties with the Zionist regime during the “denunciation of the polytheists” ritual in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Iran’s Leader calls for Muslim unity in Hajj message

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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in his annual message to Hajj pilgrims, has called on Muslims across the world to forge unity as a symbol of the spiritual pilgrimage.
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Over 30,000 Iranian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

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Iran’s Hajj headquarters in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, says 30,776 Iranian pilgrims have so far arrived in the country for the major annual pilgrimage.
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Saudi Arabia bars Yemenis from Hajj pilgrimage

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Saudi Arabia has drawn harsh criticism for depriving pilgrims from neighboring Yemen of embarking on the Hajj pilgrimage for the eighth consecutive year.
Healthcare

Saudi Arabia refuses to accept pilgrims inoculated with Iranian Covid vaccines

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Saudi Arabia is sticking to its guns about the rejection of Hajj pilgrims from Iran who got inoculated with Iranian-made Covid vaccines.
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