Iran resumes Umrah after six-month pause with 18,000 pilgrims
Dubai: Iran will resume sending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for Umrah after a six-month suspension, with 18,000 people scheduled to travel in the first phase of the programme, official Fars News Agency reported. Akbar Rezaei, deputy head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organisation for Hajj and Umrah affairs, said that during the initial phase, one flight will depart every five days from different…
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