IRNA An Iranian senior Hajj official said on Tuesday that in the past couple of days, DNA test was carried out for the bodies of the remaining Iranian martyrs in Saudi Arabia. Mohammad Azad said that the tests were conducted in the presence of both Iranian and Saudi officials. 'The results will be announced in a few days,' Azad added. About ...

MNA Iran's Deputy FM Ghashghavi has announced that DNA tests arerequired to identify corpses of martyred pilgrims in Hilla bombing incident. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Iranian Affairs HassanGhashghavi made the remarks adding "except forearlierannouncements on Friday, no fresh news is available on exact death ...

DNA evidence shows that the culprit behind a deadly blast in Ankara was Turkish-born, not Syrian as initially claimed by Turkish authorities, says a security official. Last Wednesday, a car bomb went off next to several military buses near Turkeys armed forces base in Ankara, killing 29 people. The following day Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...

Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA Tests taken in Iran show that Ghazanfar Roknabadi, the former Iranian ambassador to Beirut, who lost his life in the Hajj stampede near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, died of hot weather and lack of treatment like other Iranian pilgrims, senior Foreign Ministry official said. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Deputy Foreign Minister for ...