Shafaq News- Al-Anbar
A Chinese-Malaysian couple cycling the world as cancersurvivors made an unplanned stop in al-Anbar province on Wednesday, hosted bythe al-Anbar Bikers after crossing into Iraq through the Trebil border postfrom Jordan.
The pair, a Chinese national and his Malaysian wife,set off from Malaysia in 2023 and have since passed through 104 countries, OmarSalah Naji al-Ameri, assistant commander of the al-Anbar Bikers, told ShafaqNews.
The couple has logged reviews of roughly 700restaurants and hotels across their route, accumulating more than 30 millionviews on Google Maps in under three years, al-Ameri said.
Baghdad had been their intended destination, butfatigue from the road prompted a one-day rest in al-Anbar. Iraqi securityforces coordinated the couple's escort from the border crossing to the capital.
Before continuing east, the visitors were introducedto Anbari food and culture, sampling local dishes including al-Dulaimiya,al-Khme'a, and dolma during a short tour arranged by the bikers' team.
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