Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

5 May 2018

NASFAT supports One Million Members for Hajj

With ease, Nigerian Muslims can now perform their Hajj obligations in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, through the Hajj savings plan launched by the Non-Interest Banking Group of Sterling Bank Plc in partnership with Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) last week in Lagos. The bank also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TAFSAN, the investment arm of Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) to create awareness and drive uptake of the product among the over one million Muslim members of NASFAT across the country. Speaking at the product launch, Mr.

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5 May 2018

Saudi tourism commission launches ‘Destination for Muslims’ initiative

JEDDAH: The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has launched an initiative to make Saudi Arabia the preferred destination for Muslim tourists from all around the world. According to SCTH spokesman Saud Al-Mogbil, all the initiatives of the National Transformation Program 2020 demand a model of private/public sector partnership (PPP).  “SCTH is building a

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4 May 2018

More than 100 Saudis take part in special program Umrah trip

JEDDAH: The first trip of the Umrah and visit program for the children of martyrs, people with special needs and orphans, organized by the Department of Public Relations in Makkah Governorate, departed from Jeddah to Makkah and Madinah on Friday. The purpose of the trip was to enable participants to perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque and visit the Prophet’s Mosque. It was

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