The semi-official Belgian newspaper, La Libre, praised the great role played by the holy city of Karbala in revitalizing the tourism sector in Iraq, despite all the obstacles facing the growth of this sector for many decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The newspaper said in a report on the recent influx of foreign tourism to Iraq, that \u201ctourist hotels in the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, receive thousands of foreign visitors every year, especially those coming from Iran, despite the urgent need for infrastructure and investments for this sector,\u201d according to what was mentioned by a local hotel owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report quotes a group of foreign tourists who flocked to a number of historical sites in central and southern Iraq, praising \u201cthe warmth and generosity of Iraqis despite all they have been through, and their warm welcome to their guests.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The semi-official Belgian newspaper, La Libre, praised the great role played by the holy city of Karbala in revitalizing the tourism sector in Iraq, despite all the obstacles facing the growth of this sector for many decades. The newspaper said in a report on the recent influx of foreign tourism to Iraq, that \u201ctourist hotels …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":82638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[123,61,522],"class_list":["post-82637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-belgium","tag-karbala","tag-newspaper"],"yoast_head":"\n