Apr 14 Michel Cousins

Over half million set applications record for 2017 Haj

By Hadi Fornaji.The Grand Mosque in Mecca (Photo courtesy of Saudi Gazette)Tunis, 14 April 2017:The Presidency Council’s Haj committee say that 565,56...

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Oct 3 Michel Cousins

Libyan Haj deaths in Mecca stampede now put at 11

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 3 October 2015:The Libyan Haj Commission has now put the number of Libyan pilgrims who died in the Mecca stampede tr...

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One Libyan dead in Mecca Grand Mosque disaster
Sep 13 Michel Cousins

One Libyan dead in Mecca Grand Mosque disaster

By Ayman Majid.Benghazi, 13 September 2015:Despite earlier reports that no Libyans were involved in Friday’s tragic accident at the Grand Mosque in Me...

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Hard currency made available for Haj pilgrims
Aug 10 Michel Cousins

Hard currency made available for Haj pilgrims

By Libya Herald staff. Expansion work being undertaken on the Grand Mosque in Mecca in time for Haj (Photo: Saudi Gazette)Tunis, 10 August 2015:Libyan...

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Jul 1 Callum Paton

Umrah visas to be issued through the Saudi Embassy in Tunisia

By Moutaz Ali. Tripoli, 1 July 2014: The Ministry of Tourism has announced that visas for travel to Saudi Arabia, particularly for the Umrah, will b...

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