1000’s of Muslim pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia

The Indian authorities stated on Thursday it was working to facilitate the return of Muslim pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia following flight disruptions brought on by Houthi attacks on airport infrastructure.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah have been coordinating with airways and tour operators to rearrange their return.

Around 3,000 stranded Umrah pilgrims had returned to India on accessible flights over the previous week, alongside greater than 10,000 different Umrah pilgrims who travelled on scheduled companies, in keeping with the ministry assertion. Umrah refers back to the pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest websites exterior of the month of Dhul-Hijja.

“Arrangements are being mentioned to facilitate the return of different Umrah pilgrims  on the earliest,” the ministry stated.

Earlier, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi had stated round 4,000 Indian pilgrims have been stranded in Mecca and Medina after Indian carriers cancelled flights.

As Saudi Arabia’s revived warfare with the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels has intensified in latest weeks, with the Yemeni rebels targeting several major Saudi airports, some Indians have discovered themselves caught within the center.

On Wednesday, one Indian national was killed and two others injured in an assault on Dammam airport in Saudi Arabia, whereas one other was injured in an assault on the Shaybah oil discipline.

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The escalating confrontation between Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has left Indian Muslim pilgrims caught within the crossfire. The Indian authorities says it’s coordinating efforts to make sure their secure return house.

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