41.   An Iranian radio correspondent from Mecca in Saudi Arabia said there were no Iranian pilgrims present when the incident occured.

42.   Anti-US rallies which Iranian pilgrims pledged to stage here failed to materialise Monday amid heavy Saudi security at the start of the annual Moslem pilgrimage.

43.   Dozens of armoured vehicles carrying Saudi elite security forces were deployed around the Iranian pilgrims camp here on Saturday as Riyadh stepped up security ahead of a planned rally.

44.   Extra security was posted outside the camp for the Iranian pilgrims, who each year vow to stage anti-US and anti-Israeli protests despite a Saudi ban.

45.   The rally came ahead of a planned demonstration by Iranian pilgrims on Saturday in Saudia Arabia.

46.   The warning came after the head of the Iranian pilgrims delegation, Mohammad Mohammad Rey-Shahri, said taking part in the demonstration was an Islamic duty.

47.   Thousands of Iranian pilgrims demonstrated overnight in Mecca before being dispersed without violence by the Saudi police, witnesses said.

48.   Khamenei asked in a message to Iranian pilgrims.

49.   No Iranian pilgrims were among those killed in a stampede Monday in Mecca, Tehran radio said Tuesday.

50.   Sabri said Monday that Iranian pilgrims would soon be able to fly directly from Tehran to Baghdad, the official Iranian news agency reported.