Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

21 Jul 2018

127,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims are ready to perform Hajj this year

DHAKA: The intended Hajj pilgrims of Bangladesh are now busy with their final preparations to take their flights to Makkah. According to the Hajj agreement with Saudi Arabia, this year a total of 126,798 Bangladeshi pilgrims will be able to perform the Hajj. Authorities in Dhaka have organized special flights to carry the pilgrims to Makkah.

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21 Jul 2018

Egyptian pilgrim acquitted of drug charges travels home

The neighbor informed Abdel Salam that a Saudi national would finance the Umrah trip for 15 individuals, including her, to travel to Makkah to pray for his sick son. The neighbor advised her not to carry any goods along. However, prior to her departure, the man gave her a bag and asked her to hand it over to the Saudi man who was sponsoring her Umrah trip upon arrival in the Kingdom.

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