Rasa - Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization said there have been relative progress in the ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh about the dispatch of Iranian nationals to Saudi Arabia for Hajj this summer.

Rasa - Iranian Culture Minister Reza Salehi Amiri in a meeting with Head of the Iraqi parliament Endowment and Religious Affairs Commission Ali al-Alaq in Tehran called for boosting cultural relations between the two countries.

Rasa - A world-renowned anonymous graffiti artist has surprised Palestinians by opening a 10-room “Walled Off Hotel” in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, drawing attention to the bitter realities of life within the illegal “apartheid wall.”

Rasa - An Iranian official said negotiations with Saudi Arabia on resumption of Hajj pilgrimages by Iranians have made some progress.

Rasa - Islam will replace Christianity as the most popular religion in the world after 2050, says a study conducted by Pew Research Center.

Rasa - Iran will send pilgrims to this year’s Hajj rituals if Saudi Arabia accepts the Islamic Republic’s conditions, says the Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance.

Rasa - Selected movies introduced at Iran’s Ammar International Popular Film Festival (APFF) will have their premier in Argentina later this month.

Rasa - A ceremony was held in Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo on Friday to commemorate the 38th anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution in a show of solidarity with Iran, which has thrown its weight behind Syria legitimate government since the onset of a civil war in 2011.

Rasa - Intelligence Minister Seyed Mahmoud Alavi underlined that the Iranian nation will give a crushing response to the US officials’ rhetoric and threatening remarks in their rally on Friday to mark the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

Rasa - Ten-day celebrations started across Iran on Tuesday to mark the 38th anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution.