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3 Ghanaian Hajj Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia

Three Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims partaking in the 2017 Hajj Pilgrimage have died in Saudi Arabia. According to Graphic.com...

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3 Ghanaian Pilgrims Die In Saudi Arabia

Three Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims, who were part of this year’s Hajj have died in Saudi Arabia. The hajj board confirmed...

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September 1 Declared Holiday In Ghana To Allow Muslims Feast

Friday, September 1, 2017 has been declared a statutory public holiday in Ghana as Muslims in the country join others...

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420 Ghanaian Muslims Arrive In Saudi Arabia For Hajj

The first batch of 420 Ghanaian Muslims has arrived in Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform this year’s...

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420 Airlifted From Tamale Airport For 2017 Hajj

Flynas’ airbus A330 has airlifted a total of 420 pilgrims to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the tamale Airport for...

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Over 500 Would-Be Hajj Pilgrims Stranded In Tamale Due To ‘faulty Plane’

The first batch of over 500 Muslims who were to fly out of Ghana last night to perform this year’s hajj are currently...

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Bawumia Charges 2017 Hajj Pilgrims To Be Discipline In S Arabia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamadu  Bawumia, has reiterated to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia the need to adhere to...

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First Batch of 2017 Hajj Pilgrims Readies For Takeoff Tonight

The first batch of 506 Muslims embarking on this year’s hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia...

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Make Ghana Proud At Hajj 2017 – Dr Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, paid a visit to the Hajj Village on Thursday August 3, 2017 to interact with...

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2016 Hajj Backlog To Be Cleared This Year – Hajj Board

Prospective pilgrims who paid their monies but could not embark on the pilgrimage to Mecca last year due to flight...

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Qatar Accuses Saudis of Hampering Qatari Hajj Pilgrims

The Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims...

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Saudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions

Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by...

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Yemeni Rebel Missile Shot Down Near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels was shot down late Thursday close to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, a month before...

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Malaysian Children Parade In White Robes For Practice Hajj

Thousands of Malaysian children took part in a practice run for the Muslim hajj pilgrimage on Monday, walking round a...

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Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site

The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...

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Saudi Funding Extremism In UK

Foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia, a think-tank report said on...

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Saudi Agrees To Iran Consulates During Hajj

Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of...

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Don’t Politicise Pilgrimage To Israel

Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, an International Evangelist, says he was taken aback by the backlash among Christian leaders about...

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Saudis ‘foil Suicide Attack’ On Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a “terrorist action” against the Grand Mosque in Mecca – Islam’s holiest site....