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The 2024 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has pledged to reduce Hajj fees when elected on December 7.As a...

A US couple who died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were walking for over two hours in scorching temperatures before they succumbed...

Minister for Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond is calling for formal recognition of his new title after completing the Hajj pilgrimage.The legislator insists...

At least 1,301 people died during Hajj, Saudi Arabia says, mostly unauthorised pilgrims who walked long distances in intense heat. This year’s pilgrimage took place...

Hundreds of people are thought to have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia - most of them due to extreme heat as...

Six Ghanaian nationals have tragically lost their lives in Mecca due to a severe heat wave that swept through Saudi Arabia.This recent development adds...

Hundreds of people have died, and thousands have been treated for heatstroke while performing the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca amid extreme temperatures...

At least 14 Jordanian citizens have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia due to intense heat, officials have said.Jordan's foreign ministry said...

The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has acknowledged the high cost of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca...

Two Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims have died from health complications in Saudi Arabia.The deceased, believed to be from Damongo in the Savannah Region, passed away...

More than 2000 Muslim pilgrims from the Northern Ghana have arrived safely in Jedda in Saudi Arabia to perform the 2024 Hajj.The pilgrims were...

The Ghana Hajj Board has said it is collaborating with security agencies in Saudi Arabia to arrest Ghanaians who travel to perform this year’s...

The first batch of pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj is set to depart from Tamale International Airport to the holy city of Mecca in...

All individuals intending to perform Hajj with unauthorized visas will face arrest, fines, and deportation, according to a warning from Saudi Arabia.The Saudi government...

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the flight schedules for the Hajj pilgrimage in 2024.Executive Secretary Hajj, Farouk Hamza stated in a statement...

Hajj is a major pillar as far as Islam is concerned. Being the fifth pillar, we are encouraged to embark on Hajj when we...

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced that prospective Ghanaian pilgrims to Mecca this year, will pay GHȼ75,000, the same amount as last year, or...

The Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board, Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda has signed a 2024 Hajj agreement with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and...

The Ghana Hajj Board has clarified that the reported death of Ghanaian citizen Zulfawu Isahaku during her pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia is...

A Ghanaian has lost her life while on pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.It is unclear what caused the death of the pilgrim but 3news...

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced this year’s Hajj Package fee for prospective pilgrims to Mecca in the month of Ramadan.The fee has been...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reconstituted the Hajj Board.The new composition is as follows:HAJJ BOARD1.Alhaji Ben Abdallah Banda-           Chairman2.Habib...

The Ghana Hajj Board has begun processing applications to refund monies to persons who could not travel to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.According to...

They are both male and female the latter being the first to lose her life.According to the Director of the Medical Department of...

Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Mohammed Habib Tijani, is optimistic that the quota for Ghanaian pilgrims for Hajj will be increased after the...

Some Muslim pilgrims expected to travel to Mecca have expressed disappointment in their leadership after they were left stranded at the Accra Hajj Village...

A group calling itself Patriotic Muslims Front has taken to the street to register its displeasure with the 2022 Hajj fees.The protesters converged...

The National Hajj Board has explained why Ghanaian pilgrims have to pay an additional GH¢7,000 within one week for the 2022 annual pilgrimage.Speaking on...

The National Hajj Board has announced the 2022 Hajj package for prospective pilgrims pegging the total cost of the trip at GH¢39,000 for new...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board.This comes after Mr...

The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the hosting of this year’s Jajj in Makkah amidst new...

The Ghana Hajj Board has urged all Muslims and prospective pilgrims to get the COVID-19 jab in preparation for next year's holy pilgrimage.Addressing a...

The Ghana Hajj Board has announced the cancellation of the 2020 pilgrimage amid the coronavirus pandemic.As part of preparations, pilgrims pay for Hajj services...

Saudi Arabia has banned international visitors from making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, this year in a bid to control coronavirus.Only a very limited...

The ongoing crisis in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) took a new step on Monday as Secretary-General Mouad Hajji resigned from his post.The...

Ms Anifat Saheed, a female pilgrim who participated in the 2019 Hajj reportedly absconded after the Islamic spiritual exercise in Jeddah. Chairman of the Muslim...

The leadership of the Ghana Hajj Agents Association has commended the I. C. Quaye-led Board for the successful execution of the 2018 Hajj pilgrimage...

The Hajj Board has confirmed the death of three Ghanaian pilgrims during this year’s Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.One of the victims...

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has arrived in Accra on Sunday from Mecca, Saudi Arabia after performing this year's Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.He was...

The Vice President Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia has left Accra for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to perform the Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj.The Vice President, accompanied by...