21 Nov 2019
In order to make 2020 Hajj pilgrimage flexible for Ghanaian Muslims, the government has announced its decision to absorb all increment in spite of a decision by Saudi authorities to increase visa charges for the 2020 pilgrimage by some $80.
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21 Nov 2019
The first Hyatt Centric-branded hotel in Saudi Arabia, Jabal Omar Hyatt Centric Makkah Hotel and Residences will be close to the Grand Mosque of Makkah. Set to open in 2023, the hotel will feature 196 guestrooms and suites, as well as 200 residences.
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21 Nov 2019
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Peer Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the government is committed to improve Hajj facilities in the coming hajj operation.
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21 Nov 2019
In an interview conducted last year, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that before the Iranian Revolution and the siege of Makkah rocked the Muslim world, “we were just normal people developing like any other country in the world until the events of 1979.”
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20 Nov 2019
Throughout October 1979, close to a million Muslims from around the world had flooded into Makkah for Hajj, the pilgrimage to the spiritual heart of Islam that every physically and financially able believer is obliged to complete at least once in their lifetime.
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