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With hotels facing mass cancellations, Iraqis in the holy city of Najaf are being hit hard by US sanctions on neighbouring Iran, which have forced cash-strapped pilgrims to stay home. At the city’s ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Tourism: 'No pilgrims': Regional war hushes Iraq's holy cities
In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war. The ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Tourism: Iraq’s holy city of Najaf hit hard as war on Iran chokes religious tourism
Iraq’s holy city of Najaf is seeing a sharp decline in visitors as the wider regional conflict keeps many away. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Bhumi Pednekar react to PM Narendra Modi’s viral ‘melody’ moment ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Tourism: Coffin of slain Iranian supreme leader arrives in Iraq's Najaf, Iraqi state TV says
NAJAF, July 7 (Reuters) - The coffin of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Tuesday after funeral ceremonies in Iran, bringing a multi-day ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Tourism: Iraq ancient ruins open up to tourism after IS atrocities
Five years after the defeat of IS, the first group of tourists visits the Hatra archaeological site in north Iraq – Copyright WanNaiks Gallery/AFP Handout Strolling ...