8 Nov 2019
Saudi Arabia has announced a nearly six-fold rise in visa fee. The move is likely to make Haj pilgrimage costlier than before. According to reports, a single entry visa will now cost $533, up from $93, a multiple entry, 6-month visa would cost $800 and a one-year visa would cost $1,333.
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5 Nov 2019
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has asked the intending pilgrims for 2020 Hajj operations to deposit N1.5m in three installments to their state pilgrims’ boards in bank draft.
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5 Nov 2019
Enduring almost an year of agony, mental and physical stress for me and my kids taking care of my wife, undergoing treatment for carcinogenic lump in the breast, the final test carried out in the mid-September heralded for us a huge sense of relief when she was diagnosed as cancer-free by the doctors.
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4 Nov 2019
The Association of British Hujjaj (pilgrims) UK (ABH) - a national Hajj and Umrah specific welfare organisation expresses their deepest sorrow and sadness at the tragic death of Umrah pilgrims who were travelling between Madinah and Makkah, when their bus crashed into another vehicle and 35 pilgrims burnt to death in this horrific road accident.
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28 Oct 2019
M Hotel Makkah by Millennium, the 5-star hotel located at the heart of Makkah, Saudi Arabia has won the “Best 5 Star Hotel in Makkah” at the Gala ceremony of the Arabian Travel Awards 2019.
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