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GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options"...

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Rawlings Should Shut Up Before I Expose Him

Alhaji Bature Iddrissu, Managing Editor of the Al Hajj Newspaper has warned former President Jerry John Rawlings to be...

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Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

International

Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

International

Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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Measures In Place To Ensure Incident-Free Hajj

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has indicated that government has put measures in place to address the...

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Jerusalem, So Close, Still Out of Reach For Many Palestinians

He lives only a 20-minute drive from Jerusalem but for Palestinian Abu Bashir the city and its sacred sites might as...

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First Batch of Hajj Pilgrims To Be Airlifted On August 10

The first batch of Muslims embarking on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, will leave Ghana on August 10,...

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Paul Pogba, World’s Most Expensive Footballer, Visits Mecca

The world's most expensive footballer is on a pilgrimage to Islam's holiest city as he marks the start of Ramadan....

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Extraordinary Life of Explorer Ali Bey Set For Cinema

Adventurer, Orientalist, spy: the remarkable story of Spanish explorer Ali Bey al-Abbassi is to be told on the silver...

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Pogba On Mecca Pilgrimage Sends Ramadan Greetings

The world's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba has posted pictures of himself at the holiest site of Islam, days...

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First Batch of Pilgrims To Depart From Ghana On August 10

The first batch of Muslim pilgrims performing this year’s holy exercise (Hajj) in the Muslim Republic of Saudi Arabia...

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Fate of 452 Pilgrims ‘left-Behind’ In 2016 Still Hanging

The new Hajj Board Chairman, Shiehk I. C. Quaye who made this known said negotiations were still underway with...

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Six Flights To Fly Directly From Tamale

Chairman of the Hajj Board Sheikh I. C Quaye has revealed that six flights will take off from the Tamale International...

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Vice President Assures Muslims of Incident-Free Hajj

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has assured the Muslim Community that the Government would organise an...

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Israel Minister’s Jerusalem Dress Sparks Online Storm

Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev triggered a social media storm on Thursday after she attended the Cannes film...

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Vice President Charges Up Hajj Board

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has charged the Ghana Hajj Board to ensure that this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi...

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Saudi Artists Seen ‘pushing’ Boundaries

Artists in Saudi Arabia are pushing boundaries as the kingdom undergoes rapid change and tries to boost its cultural...

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Saudi Court Orders Crane Deaths Trial To Go Ahead

A Saudi appeals court has ordered about a dozen people accused of negligence in a deadly 2015 crane collapse at Islam's...