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]]> TEHRAN (Iran News) – The first group of pilgrims arrived at Jeddah International Airport to go to Mecca, coming from the different regions of Saudi Arabia amid strict precautions to prevent the outbreak of the coronavirus.

The official account of the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Twitter has posted videos of pilgrims arriving for the Hajj pilgrimage this year.

Pilgrims from across Saudi Arabia have begun arriving in Mecca for the annual Hajj season amid the coronavirus pandemic

The first bus carrying pilgrims arrived in the holy city on Saturday. People were seen wearing masks and social distancing. Their body temperatures were checked at the hotel entrance.

But this year, the Saudi government decided not to accept pilgrims from abroad for the season that continues until early August to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Only a limited number of domestic pilgrims will be allowed to attend the pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia is seeing more than 2,000 new cases daily. Authorities require disinfecting and other measures to prevent the spread of infection.

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]]> https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/07/first-group-of-hajj-pilgrims-arrive-in-mecca-amid-coronavirus-restrictions/feed/ 0 Saudi Arabia welcomes Iran’s condition for resuming Umrah Hajj https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/08/saudi-arabia-welcomes-irans-condition-for-resuming-umrah-hajj/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2019/08/saudi-arabia-welcomes-irans-condition-for-resuming-umrah-hajj/#respond Sat, 03 Aug 2019 12:50:46 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=97031 The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian met with the Saudi Minister of Hajj Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, during which Rashidian pointed to Iran’s condition for resuming Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims which is the guarantying the safety and respecting the dignity of Iranian pilgrimage. The Iranian official referred to establishing Iran’s Interest Section in Swiss Embassy […]

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]]> The head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Alireza Rashidian met with the Saudi Minister of Hajj Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, during which Rashidian pointed to Iran’s condition for resuming Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims which is the guarantying the safety and respecting the dignity of Iranian pilgrimage.

The Iranian official referred to establishing Iran’s Interest Section in Swiss Embassy in Riyadh as the first step to guarantee the security and dignity of the Iranian pilgrims.

Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, in turn, responded positively to Iran’s demand and welcomed the presence of the Iranian pilgrims in Umrah Hajj while their dignity and their safety is guaranteed.

The Saudi minister further promised that he will personally pursue the issue of establishing Iran’s Interest Section in Swiss Embassy in Riyadh.

Iran suspended Umrah Hajj for Iranian pilgrims after two Saudi officers sexually abused two Iranian young boys in Jeddah airport back in 2015. The two Saudi officers were later found guilty of their crime. Since then, Iran has conditioned Umrah Hajj on guaranteeing the safety and respecting the dignity of its pilgrims on the Saudi part.

Iranian officials have said that without establishing Iran’s Interest Section in Swiss Embassy in Riyadh, guaranteeing the safety and dignity of Iranian pilgrims would be difficult.

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