ARAR: Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders Region is blending history and modern logistics to serve thousands of Hajj pilgrims arriving overland from Iraq, reviving the legacy of the ancient Darb Zubaydah route through today’s Jadidat Arar border crossing, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The journey, once defined by caravans crossing vast desert expanses, now unfolds through an integrated system of border procedures, health services and transport infrastructure — but its origins trace back more than a…