21.   A second batch of Iraqi pilgrims was expected to fly to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, an official source said.

22.   An employee at Jeddah airport said the Iraqi pilgrims, mostly elderly, were treated the same as pilgrims from any other country.

23.   During the past few years, it has been used for the entry of Iraqi pilgrims into Saudi Arabia.

24.   The group was the second batch of Iraqi pilgrims to head for Saudi Arabia in as many days.

25.   The Iraqi government is helping this year for the first time since the Gulf War to organize visits to Mecca by Iraqi pilgrims.