Religious tours to Iran-Iraq to resume, some pilgrims to stay back due to fragile ceasefire

Pilgrims keep booking despite conflict

Demand for multi-destination religious pilgrimages to holy sites in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel remain high, despite conflict in the Middle East. This is according to Sedick Steenkamp, Director of Al Safir Tourism and Chairman of the South African Muslim Travel Operators Association. He explains that while travellers are concerned about the impact of the conflict, they

Religious tours to Iran-Iraq to resume, some pilgrims to stay back due to fragile ceasefire

… Iraq for Muharram, with the US announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel … .Around 3,000 Shia pilgrims from India … stopped operations between India and Iraq as the Indian … flights resume operations on the India-Iraq route. However, he said …