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9 Sierra Leonean intending Pilgrims repatriated

Makkah, Tuesday, July 12, 2022- A total of 9 intending pilgrims from Sierra Leone who were having immigration issues and part of the third batch that landed at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last Thursday ( July 7,2022) at 23:50 KSA time have been repatriated to Sierra Leone. The Saudi immigration […]

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Eidul Adha Message from His Excellency Ambassador Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh to Sierra Leonean Pilgrims in Mina, Saudi Arabia

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia* Mina, July 9 2022- The Ambassador Extra-Ordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh, in his address to Sierra Leonean pilgrims in Mina, Saudi Arabia, wished the pilgrims a Happy Eidul Adha and congratulated them for performing the Hajj. Ambassador Jalloh urged

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941 Pilgrims from Sierra Leone performing this year’s Hajj, the highest in decades

Mina, Saudi Arabia, Saturday July 9 2022- A total of 941 pilgrims from Sierra Leone are participating in this year’s Hajj, the highest in decades. Despite the many challenges faced by countries around the world in this year’s Hajj, the government of His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio worked assiduously to ensure that Sierra

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15 Sierra Leonean Pilgrims with Immigration Issues Cleared to perform Hajj

Jeddah,Tuesday, July 5 2022- A total of 15 Sierra Leonean pilgrims with immigration issues following their arrival at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia on Friday and Saturday respectively have now been cleared to perform this year’s Hajj. The intending pilgrims were cleared following a successful intervention by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador in the

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Sierra Leone and Saudi Arabia Sign Bilateral Agreements for Domestic and General Workers

Riyadh, Tuesday, June 28, 2022 – Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Mr. Alpha Osman Timbo and the Vice Minister for Labour Affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullah Nasser Abuthnain, have signed bilateral agreements for the recruitment of domestic and general workers between the two countries.

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Sierra Leone’s Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Concludes Follow-up meeting with Saudi’s Director of Hajj & Umrah Affairs

Riyadh, Tuesday, June 7, 2022- Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh has held a follow-up meeting with the Director of Hajj and Umrah, Consular Section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Abdul Mun’im Al-Mahmud, in which the two discussed issues related to intending pilgrims from

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia Welcomes New HOC as Vicco Kondoh Departs

Riyadh, Tuesday, May 31, 2022- A cross section of staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Tuesday, 31st May 2022 welcomed the new Head of Chancery, Ahmed Tejan Kabba, who assumed duty following the retirement and departure of his predecessor, Alhaji

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia News Brief

Riyadh, Monday, May 30, 2022- Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh has concluded a follow-up meeting with the Deputy Minister of State for African Countries in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Sami Saleh in which the two discussed issues related to the strengthening of bilateral ties between the

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Saudi Arabia approves 1,585 pilgrims for Sierra Leone, the highest ever

RIYADH, Sunday, 24 April, 2022— The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allocated Sierra Leone a total of 1,585 pilgrims for this year’s pilgrimage to the Muslim Holy land of Makkah. The highest number ever previously allocated to Sierra Leone is 1000. This is the first time the Kingdom

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Sierra Leone Embassy in Saudi Arabia Mourns the Death of Ambassador Wusu Munu

Family sources in Freetown have announced the passing of His Excellency, Ambassador Alhaji Wusu B. Munu, fifth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States . Ambassador Munu served as Head of Mission in Saudi Arabia between 2008 and 2013 and played a pivotal role towards the 42 years

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