IQNA – Umrah visa applications will reopen on Tuesday, June 10, allowing international pilgrims to begin preparations for visiting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.

IQNA – More than 3,000 registered moukebs will provide services to pilgrims during this year’s Arbaeen pilgrimage, according to a senior Iranian official.

IQNA – The Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran won the Labaytum Award for Excellence in Hajj Pilgrim Services.

IQNA – The new Kiswa, the cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, has been officially handed over to the custodians of the Grand Mosque, marking the beginning of its annual replacement.

IQNA – The Rami al-Jamarat (stoning of the devil) continued in Mina on Sunday, the second day of Tashreeq, as pilgrims perform the final rituals of Hajj.

IQNA – Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reported that it provided a range of logistical and support services to pilgrims visiting the Prophet’s Mosque during the pre-Hajj period.

IQNA – Close to 1.7 million pilgrims gathered in Saudi Arabia to complete the final rituals of the Hajj pilgrimage, which culminated with the symbolic stoning ceremony in Mina and the farewell circumambulation at the Grand Mosque in Mecca.

IQNA – A large number of pilgrims and citizens of Karbala attended the Eid al-Adha prayers at Bain-ul-Haramain on Saturday.

IQNA – Palestinians across the Gaza Strip observed Eid al-Adha prayers on ruins of mosques destroyed during the Israeli regime’s genocidal war on the enclave.

IQNA – Congratulating Eid al-Adha to Muslims around the world, an Iranian cleric described the Eid as the festival of unity for the Islamic Ummah and a celebration of worship and servitude.

IQNA – Eid al-Adha, one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic calendar, is rooted in a powerful event described in the Quran.

IQNA – The Islamic world needs to apply the lessons of Hajj now more than ever, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said.