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By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia. Parliament has approved Mr. Abdul Aziz Turay, who was appointed by His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, to serve as Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Abdul Aziz Turay was unanimously approved in the Well of Parliament on […]

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attache, Saudi Arabia The Head of the Medical Team of the Presidential Taskforce on Hajj, Dr. Idris Tejan has said that the 1445/2024 Hajj pilgrims from Sierra Leone are generally faring on well in Makkah. Dr. Tejan spoke to this writer to clarify concerns that there had been an outbreak of

Alhaji Kella told this writer in an interview that the 5 pilgrims who passed away are American citizens of Sierra Leonean descent carrying American passports during the Hajj. He said the Saudi authorities say the pilgrims died due to heat weather. “Sources from the Ministry of Hajj and Umra suggest heat waves as the most

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia A total of 638 pilgrims from Sierra Leone participated in this year’s (1445/2024) Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. So far, a total of 637 Hajj pilgrims from Sierra Leone are doing well in Makkah.We however regret to announce that the Sierra Leonean contingent of Hajj pilgrims lost ONE

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia A total of Six Hundred and forty sheep have been sacrificed for all the Sierra Leonean pilgrims participating in 1445/2024 Hajj as part of the Hajj ritual. The ritual took place in the outskirts of the Muslim Holy City of Makkah on Wednesday, 19th June, 2024. A member

Sierra Leonean pilgrims participating in the 1445/2024 Hajj in Makkah on Tuesday, 18th June,2024 returned to Makkah after successfully completing a 3-day ritual of the symbolic stoning of the “Jamarats”, which symbolises defiance against evil or Satan. The pilgrims stayed in Mina, also known as “the City of the Tents”, for three days after their

A total of Six Hundred and Thirty-eight (638) pilgrims from Sierra Leone have joined the more than 1.5 million of their colleagues from around the world to congregate at the sacred place of Arafat in Saudi Arabia for intense, day-long worship; prayers, supplications and reflection. On this 9th Day of Dhul-Hijjah (corresponding to 15th June,

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia. Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Timothy Musa Kabba, together with the Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq., are part of a total of Six Hundred and Thirty-eight (638) pilgrims from Sierra Leone performing the 1445/2024 Hajj in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.