Credit: State House Communications Unit Freetown International Airport, Lungi, Wednesday 11 October 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, Special Envoy of the King of Saudi Arabia, on a day visit to express their commitment to investing in Sierra Leone in the areas of health, education […]

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attache, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.   As Tourism Leaders converge in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to celebrate World Tourism Day, on the Theme “Tourism and Green Investment”, the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Sierra Leone, Madam Nabeela F. Tunis has held successful bilateral meetings with some of her counterparts, as well

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Mrs. Nabeela F. Tunis, has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a 2-day working visit to attend the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference scheduled on the 27th September, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During the UNWTO Conference, the

State House, Freetown, Friday 28 July 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined dozens of pilgrims for their first Jummah Prayers after they successfully performed this year’s Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims, calling on them to serve as agents of peace and national cohesion. In

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, July 10, 2023- The Board of Directors of the Company of Mutawifs for African non-Arab Countries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the weekend, organised a send-off dinner to mark the end of the 1444/2023 Hajj for pilgrims from Subsaharan African countries. The colourful event, which was held in Jeddah,

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia.   Pilgrims from Sierra Leone who are participating in this year’s Hajj (1444/2023) say they are pleased with the hospitality provided by the Presidential Hajj Task Force of the Government of Sierra Leone.   While narrating their experiences, the pilgrims said they were very pleased and comfortable with

By Abubakarr Bah, Information Attaché, Saudi Arabia A total of 652 lambs have been sacrificed in the outskirts of the Muslim’s Holy City of Makkah on Friday as part of the Hajj rituals for all the Sierra Leonean pilgrims participating in this year’s Hajj. A member of the Presidential Hajj Task Force in Sierra Leone

Mina, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 29, 2023- A total of 652 pilgrims from Sierra Leone are participating in this year’s Hajj in the Muslims’ Holy city of Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The first and second batches from Sierra Leone comprise 640 pilgrims and 12 officials, including 2 medical doctors, 1 pharmacist, 2 nurses and

The  Sierra Leone Umrah Coordinating Team in collaboration with Saudi businessman, Saleh Zahrani, and Ambassador Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh, on Friday, 21st April, 2023  organised “Edul al-fitri banquet for about one hundred Sierra Leonean Umrah pilgrims in the Holy City of Makkah. Sierra Leonean pilgrims from the United States, United Kingdom, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and

Nouakchott, Mauritania, Saturday, 18th March, 2023- The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), His Excellency Dr. Ibrahim Jalloh, has solicited the support of Member States of the OIC for Sierra Leone’s bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council in the Non-Permanent category for