The Ghanaian Minaret

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

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

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

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

JEDDAH —  The Hajj Conference and Exhibition marked the launch of Makkah Taxi, a new transportation service developed by the General Transport Centre of the Royal Commission for Makkah City and Holy

Accra: Ghana’s five-member Hajj delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2025 Hajj symposium and Exhibition. The task force is being headed by Alhaji Collins Dauda, Member of Parliament

Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has granted bail to Jalal Arabi, former chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and his

Accra: Muslim stakeholder groups will be converging in Accra in August next month for a national dialogue on having a new Hajj management policy framework. The programme will take place

Accra: Alhaji Sanusi Uthman, a Ghanaian pilgrim, has disclosed that he took more than 15 bottles of water and never felt the urge to urinate due to the extreme heat

Accra: Over 4000 Ghanaian pilgrims who embarked on hajj this year are expected to start arriving in the country on July 3, 2024. Nine flights have been booked to carry