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1st of 7 batches of Hajj returnees arrive in Ghana

Ghanaian pilgrims who participated in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, have begun arriving in the country. The first out of seven...

Fee for expedited passport processing set at GHc500 for Hajj pilgrims – Foreign Minister

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has introduced a special initiative to ease passport processing for Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims, with a fixed fee of GH¢500...

Ghana Airport Company to bear cost of Hajj Village project, not taxpayer – Felix Kwakye Ofosu

The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has refuted claims that taxpayer money is being used to fund the construction of...

5000 Ghanaian pilgrims to be airlifted to Mecca for Hajj – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed plans to transport 5,000 Ghanaian Muslims to Mecca for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Speaking at the sod-cutting ceremony for...

Ghana’s Hajj quota increased by 1,000 pilgrims

Saudi Arabia has increased Ghana's Hajj pilgrimage quota from 4,000 to 5,000. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, Ghana Hajj Task Force...

5-member Hajj task force set up to cut pilgrimage costs

President John Dramani Mahama has announced the establishment of a five-member task force aimed at reducing the high costs associated with the annual Hajj...

National Hajj management dialogue scheduled for August 24

The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG), alongside the Faidhatul Tijjanniya Brahimiya Council, Ahlussuna wal Jama'a, Shia Muslim Community, and other Muslim Stakeholder Organisations...

Hajj pilgrims: Over a thousand people reported dead in Saudi due to extreme heat

Over 1,000 pilgrims have lost their lives during this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabia, with temperatures soaring to a sweltering 51.8C in Mecca recently. Approximately...

Six Ghanaians die in Mecca due to severe heatwave during Hajj

Six Ghanaian nationals have tragically died in Mecca due to a severe heat wave sweeping through Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll among Ghanaian...

Hajj Board confirms death of 6 Ghanaian pilgrims

Six additional Ghanaian pilgrims have died due to the severe heat wave in Mecca, raising the total number of Ghanaian fatalities during this year's...

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