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The Phase-1 of Haj Air charter operation- 2011, arranged by Ministry of Civil Aviation has successfully completed.
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Some 233 Bissau Guinean Muslim worshipers will travel to Mecca this year to perform the pilgrimage, thanks to financial support from President Malang Bacai Sanha.
The first batch of Ivorian pilgrims bound for Mecca, initially scheduled for Friday, was deferred to Saturday owing to a technical problem of the Ethiopian Airline aircraft, chartered by the Ivorian state to carry the pilgrims.
The first batch of 266 Ghanaian pilgrims, out of the 4,300, are expected to be airlifted by an Egyptian airline for the Hajj on Sunday for Mecca, officials of Hajj Committee have said on Saturday.
The first batch of Senegalese pilgrims heading for Mecca’s holy sites, with some 396 passengers, has left Senegal’s capital Dakar, Friday afternoon.
Nigeria has approved the 85,000 intending Muslim pilgrims shared among the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the 2011 hajj in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) said on Monday in Abuja.
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India’s Union Cabinet has approved the following for the Haj 2011 Operations:
i) Number of Haj Pilgrims to be covered under the Government subsidy scheme for Haj 2011 to be facilitated by the Haj Committee of India is 1,25,000.
ii) Fare to be charged...
No fewer than 10 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims have died so far in Saudi Arabia, the head of Nigerian Medical Mission Dr Ibrahim Khana said according to reports monitored in Lagos on Tuesday.
The number of pilgrims expected to perform Haj during current year through the Haj Committee of India is 125,850. In addition, 45,637 seats have been allocated to Private Tour Operators (PTO). Since the flights are operating from 21 Embarkation points,...