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Yemeni Muslims wait at the Sana'a airport before leaving for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, in Sana'a, Yemen, 17 June 2023. The first batch of over 270 Yemeni Hajj pilgrims has left for the holiest place for Muslims in Mecca from Sana'a airport for the first time in eight years after Yemen’s warring parties agreed to provide flights for Muslim pilgrims from the Houthis-held Sana'a to the holy places in Saudi Arabia. Over 24,000 Muslim pilgrims from Yemen are expected to participate in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca this year, which is set to begin on 26 June. (Photo by Yahya Arhab/EPA)
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