Supreme Leader Delegation Office and Hajj and Pilgrimage officials meet in Karbala at the eve of Arbaeen

According to the Hajj information base, this meeting was held on Tuesday (Mordad 30) in the presence of Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs Hojjat al-Islam Seyed Abdolfattah Navvab and head of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Mr. Seyed Abbas Hosseini in Karbala.

Referring to the increase in the presence of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq, Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs stated: Arbaeen ceremony is being performed peacefully despite the heat weather.

Referring to the responsibilities of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization during the Arbaeen season, he clarified: Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, as a servant of the pilgrims, must provide sufficient and necessary information in the various areas of the pilgrim's presence in Iraq.

Stating that before registering, pilgrims must be informed about the current conditions and conditions inside Iraq, including in the areas of accommodation, nutrition, security and transportation, etc., from the relevant authorities, Hojjat al-Islam Navvab emphasized that the pilgrims should have the necessary information about this issue and called officials inform pilgrims before registering.

In this meeting, Mr. Hosseini emphasized on the necessity of creating better conditions for the pilgrims in this spiritual journey as one of the priorities of the Hajj organization and clarified: comprehensive information will minimize the pilgrims’ damages in the host country so that they can perform their pilgrimage in health.

In the continuation of this meeting, the representative of the insurance company pointed out that more than 7,400 cases of services have been provided to Hosseini pilgrims and announced the number of deceased pilgrims in Iraq and Iran as 23 and 3, respectively, and said: 207 cases have been hospitalized so far and more than 6,800 outpatients have been reported, and with the cooperation of the Red Crescent Society, the bodies of the deceased and the priority patients will be sent to the country as soon as possible.

Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs also emphasized on providing more information to pilgrims about how to access insurance services in different routes and cities between the routes.

The meeting was continued with the report of Mr. Vahid Safari from the Arbaeen Headquarters of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization about the activities of more than a thousand volunteers in the aid and guidance unit for the lost in the pilgrimage cities and different routes of the The meeting was continued with the report of Mr. Vahid Safari from the Arbaeen Headquarters of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization about the activities of more than a thousand volunteers in the aid and guidance unit for the lost in the pilgrimage cities and different routes of the procession and it was announced more than 4,000 people of about 6,700 lost people have been reunited with their families and friends by setting up more than 90 aid and guidance stations in Iraq and the borders, and more than 50% of lost items have been returned to their owners.

In the following, Mr. Hamid Reza Mohammadi, Aatabat deputy and Mr. Hossein Nikravesh head of the Representative Office of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization in Iraq reported regarding the process of registration in the Samah system, the increase in the number of insured persons in the Samah system compared to the same period last year, the activists of the Hamyar Arbaeen application and providing better services in aid and guidance for missing people.

According to this report, in a part of this meeting, the latest developments and follow-ups related to Umrah trips were reviewed in a video communication with the Hajj and Umrah deputy of the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization.

Pointing out that following the announcement of host country's initial agreement to issue flight permits and flight schedules, the housing rental team was sent to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Gholamreza Rezaei stated: It is expected that with the announcement of Umrah travel ticket prices by the airline authorities, the cost of these trip will be finalized and announced.

Supreme Leader's representative in Hajj and Pilgrimage affairs asked the airline authorities to extract and announce the ticket prices for Umrah trips in a balanced and fair manner as soon as possible so that proper services can be provided to the pilgrims in the host country and the Umrah operation will start as planned.