Iran calls on the UN to condemn a recent deadly Daesh attack in Iraq that claimed the lives of a large number of Iranian pilgrims.

An activist says the reason why there is such a huge population moving towards Karbala is that Imam Hussein stood for everything that was right and just and he made an eternal stand against tyranny.

Pilgrims have kicked off their annual Arba’een pilgrimage in Iraq’s holy city of Samarra despite fragile security.

The ill-fated bus was carrying a group of Iranian pilgrims to Iraq’s holy city of Karbala.

A commentator says there should be a collective committee of Muslims to supervise the safety of Hajj pilgrims because the Saudis have proved they are unable to ensure and secure real safe pilgrimage.

An analyst says without a full investigation of Mina incident, what is very clear is that the Saudi government is not capable of making a secure Hajj for the pilgrims.

The pilgrims perform day-long prayers and recitals of the Holy Qur’an on a rocky hill known as Mount Arafat.

An activist says the Hajj occasion should be under the auspices of all Muslims, maybe represented by the OIC, and this organization can select a committee from all Muslim countries to facilitate it.

A commentator says the Saudis are running the Hajj independently and there is no supervision on their action and if a committee is established by all Muslims around the world, they have to answer for all of their atrocities.

The UK security group maintains close cooperation with the Israeli spy agencies, with the bracelets due to contain personal information which can be accessed via a smartphone.