First batch of Iran Umrah pilgrims departs for Saudi Arabia after 9 yr

In the latest indication of improving relations, the first batch of Iranian pilgrims has departed for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to perform Umrah after a nine-year hiatus.

On Monday morning, April 22, the official seeing-off ceremony for



pilgrims took place at Imam Khomeini International Airport, in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Iran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi.

In the first batch, 85 pilgrims and 13 volunteer medical professionals from the Iranian Red Crescent departed to Saudi Arabia.