IQNA – The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization will be at the parliament on Sunday to brief the lawmakers about the latest preparations for this year’s Haj.

IQNA – The Astan Quds Razavi, which oversees the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, has planned a series of multilingual programs for international pilgrims during birthday anniversary of the eighth Shia Imam.

IQNA – Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested a man in the holy city of Mecca for allegedly advertising deceptive and fraudulent trips related to the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage, according to police reports.

IQNA – The expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca would in the long-run benefit all Hajj pilgrims, including by paving the way for an increase in the capacity of Mataf (the circumambulation area around the Kaaba).

IQNA – More than 1,100 Iranians set to take the Hajj pilgrimage this year are over 80 years of age, an official said.

IQNA – The Karbala Center for Studies and Research, affiliated with the Astan (custodianship) of Imam Hussein (AS) holy shrine has announced the call for the 9th International Scientific Conference on Arbaeen Pilgrimage.

IQNA – All mosques in Bangladesh have been directed to offer Jummah (Friday) prayers at the same time to eliminate confusion.

IQNA – Training courses on Hajj pilgrimage for academics set to take part in the Hajj 2025 have started in Iran, an official said.

IQNA – A series of restrictions on access to the holy city of Mecca will be put in place ahead of the Hajj season.

IQNA – An international forum on Umrah pilgrimage will kick off in the holy city of Medina next week.

IQNA – The first phase of this year’s Umrah pilgrimage for Iranian pilgrims has officially concluded, with approximately 192,000 Iranians having completed the journey to Saudi Arabia for the lesser pilgrimage.

IQNA – The custodian of the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (AS) in Karbala, Iraq, stressed the importance of promoting the words and teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).