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Iraq agrees to receive 500,000 Iranian pilgrims

Iraqi authorities took the necessary security and health preparations to receive 500,000 Iranian pilgrims through Al-Sheeb port on the Iran-Iraq border. (File/AFP)
Iraqi authorities took the necessary security and health preparations to receive 500,000 Iranian pilgrims through Al-Sheeb port on the Iran-Iraq border. (File/AFP)
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03 Sep 2022 05:09:42 GMT9
03 Sep 2022 05:09:42 GMT9

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DUBAI: Iraq has agreed to allow the entry of 500,000 Iranian pilgrims through Al-Sheeb port to perform the Arbaeen pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, state news agency (INA) reported. 

Iraqi authorities said they have taken the necessary security and health preparations to receive the pilgrims through the port on the Iran-Iraq border. 

Authorities have also visited the border port to implement procedures that would simplify and facilitate the entry of pilgrims, INA statement said, citing officials. 

Every year, pilgrims flock to the Iraqi city of Karbala, where the shrine of Imam Hussein is located, to perform Arbaeen rituals.

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