May 2025

Second Batch of Sierra Leonean home-based Hajj pilgrims Perform Ziyarah

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia. The Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Excellency Mohammed S. Barrie, Deputy Ambassador Abdul Aziz Turay, and Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Alhaji Mohamed Haji-Kella, on Saturday, 31st May 2025, accompanied the second batch of 300 Sierra Leonean home-based pilgrims to

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300 Sierra Leonean Home-Based Pilgrims Arrive Madinah Friday, May 30, 2025

A total of 300 Sierra Leonean home-based pilgrims, including the Chairman of the Presidential Hajj Taskforce Alhaji Murtada Sesay, have safely arrived in Madinah. They were warmly welcomed at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport by Ambassador Mohammed S. Barrie and Deputy Ambassador Abdul Aziz Turay. The pilgrims have been accommodated at Sedrtul Madimah hotel

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Sierra Leonean Beneficiaries of Saudi Royal Hajj Scholarship Arrive in Jeddah for Hajj

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia. Friday, May 30, 2025 – A total of 100 Sierra Leonean home-based pilgrims, who benefited from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Guest Program for Hajj, have safely landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport Hajj Terminal in Jeddah, via Saudi Airlines at 11:05 KSA Time. The

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Hajj Update: 298 Sierra Leonean Home-Based Pilgrims Arrive Madinah on Thursday May 29, 2025.

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. A total of 298 Sierra Leonean home-based Hajj pilgrims have safely arrived at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah. The pilgrims landed on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 4:40 AM KSA time via Egypt Air. Upon arrival, they were warmly received by His Excellency Ambassador

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Sierra Leonean Pilgrims Make Strides: 225 Reach Makkah, 33 Arrive in Madinah Ahead of 2025 Hajj

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia The first batch of 33 Sierra Leonean diaspora Hajj pilgrims from the United States on Thursday, 22nd May 2025 landed safely at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, via Saudi Airlines at 18:40 KSA Time. The pilgrims have been accommodated at Tabah Towers

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Hajj Breakthrough: Sierra Leone Govt Includes Diaspora Pilgrims

By ABUBAKARR BAH, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia As the sacred days of Hajj approach, Sierra Leonean Hajj pilgrims in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Central Europe, are making final preparations to fly to Madinah, Islam’s second holiest city in Saudi Arabia, for the 1446/2025 Hajj. Out of the 1,400 diaspora pilgrims, 41 are

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First Batch of Sierra Leonean Diaspora Pilgrims Reach Madinah for Hajj

Monday, May 19, 2025 By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia The first batch of 78 Sierra Leonean diaspora Hajj pilgrims has arrived safely in Madinah, Islam’s second holiest city in Saudi Arabia. The pilgrims have been accommodated at the Karam Alkhayr Hotel, awaiting the arrival of their colleagues. The hotel is a short walk

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2,000 Sierra Leonean Pilgrims Expected to Perform 1446/2025 Hajj

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia As the Royal Commission for Makkah City and the Holy Sites announced its readiness for the 1446 AH/2025 Hajj season, preparations are underway in Sierra Leone. The Presidential Taskforce on Hajj is working diligently to facilitate a successful Hajj for the Sierra Leonean contingent. Chairman Alhaji Murtada Sesay

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia Strengthens Ties with Ministry of Hajj & Umrah Affairs

Riyadh, Monday, 12th May 2025 – Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E Mohammed S Barrie, on Sunday had a courtesy visit with H.E. Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah Affairs, to discuss opportunities and challenges related to Hajj and Umrah operations between the two countries. During the meeting, Ambassador

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Ambassador Barrie Formalizes Sierra Leone’s Representation at OIC

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché His Excellency Ambassador Mohammed S Barrie, Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), presented his Letters of Credence to OIC Secretary General H.E Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday April 27, 2025. Established in 1969, the OIC is the second-largest intergovernmental organization after the UN, comprising 57

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