Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

5 Jan 2020

Civil Society Honors Hajj Service Providers

Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that monitors and reports hajj activities said it has concluded arrangement to hold its 2019 Hajj Excellence Awards to honour hajj service providers that serve Nigerian pilgrims during 2019 hajj.

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4 Jan 2020

Comprehensive insurance coverage now for Umrah pilgrims

The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has begun, as of Jan. 1 2020, implementing the comprehensive insurance plan to Umrah pilgrims (coming from abroad) during their visit to the Kingdom, Ayman Arfaj, general supervisor of the media center at the ministry, said in a statement.

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3 Jan 2020

Lanka Hajj Committee to be service-oriented body

On instructions made by Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa, the National Hajj Committee will operate as a service-oriented body to serve Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims, former Minister and present parliamentarian Faiszer Mustapha said in Colombo on Thursday.

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