Travel
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Photo: Ahmad Moeini Jam
First group of Iran’s umrah pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
A first group of Iranian umrah pilgrims consisting of two caravans of 85 people flied to Saudi Arabian city of Medina from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport in the early hours of April 22, 2024. A ceremony was held to mark the resumption of umrah pilgrimage from Iran to Saudi Arabia after some nine years with the presence of Iran’s top pilgrimage official Seyyed Abdolfattah Navvab and the Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi.
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Photo: Akbar Tavakkoli
Raisi seen off by Iran’s vice-president before Pakistan trip
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was seen off by Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber, a representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader’s Office and other senior government officials before departing Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport for an official visit to Pakistan on April 22, 2024.