Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi repudiated the reports over Iran’s decision to halt sending Iranian pilgrims to Mecca saying “in case that the ground is prepared the issue will be assessed and the proper decisions will be made”.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, Sept 30, 2014 (AFP) - As they gather in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the annual hajj, some pilgrims have denounced atrocities by Islamic State group jihadists as "a virus" threatening the world.