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Ghana to begin Ramadan crescent search on February 28

Accra: Muslims in Ghana will embark on a nationwide search for a crescent moon on Friday, February 28 to begin the Ramadan fast on Saturday, March 1, 2024. If not

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Saudi authorities suspend mandatory Neisseria meningitis vaccination for Umrah pilgrims

Jeddah: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has until further notice suspended the mandatory requirement for all Umrah pilgrims to go for a Neisseria meningitis vaccination. The General Authority of Civil

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Three Muslim MPs among first batch of deputy minister nominees

Accra: President John Dramani Mahama has nominated three Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to the Muslim caucus of parliament to become deputy ministers. They include Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini, MP for

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Ghana’s interim Hajj body announces GH¢62,000 hajj fare

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce has announced a new Hajj fare of GH¢62,000, an equivalent of $4,130 at an exchange rate of 15 Cedis to a dollar. This represented a

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Ghana’s Hajj quota increased to 5,000

Accra: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided to accommodate more Ghanaian pilgrims at this year’s hajj by increasing Ghana’s quota by 20 percent, from 4000 pilgrims in the previous

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Government discloses $5 million Hajj debt, vows to investigate

Accra: The Ghana Hajj Taskforce, a committee tasked with administering hajj in the absence of a substantive hajj board, has discovered an accumulated debt of $5 million from the previous

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MP Muntaka Mubarak loses Mother

Aboabo: The Minister of Interior, Muntaka Mubarak, has lost his 83-year-old mother, Hajia Saudatu Suleiman Muntaka, on Monday afternoon. The minister, who is also the member of Parliament for the

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Al Sharaa performs first Umrah as Syrian leader

Makkah: Syria’s transitional president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, performed Umrah on Monday as part of his first state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was accompanied by the Deputy Emir

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Illegal Israeli settlers set mosque ablaze in occupied West Bank

Ramallah: Illegal Israeli settlers burnt a mosque northwest of Jericho city in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to a local activist, Anadolu reports. Hasan Mleihat of the non-governmental

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Saudi Arabia hosts 32 countries for 10th Military Quran Memorisation competition

MAKKAH: Some 172 military personnel from 32 Muslim countries will be participating in the 10th International Military Qur’an Memorisation Competition launched on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The General Administration

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