Mongolian Muslims on UAE-sponsored Hajj mission depart for Makkah

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia, 24th August, 2017 (WAM) -- The UAE Embassy in Mongolia has overseen the travel arrangements for a group of Mongolian Muslims as part of a UAE-sponsored mission to Makkah to perform Hajj. Sponsored by the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation, the Dar Al Ber Society and the Dubai Society, the pilgrims departed from Genghis Khan International Airport in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, early Thursday, August 24th, for the Holy Land to fulfil one of Islam's five main pillars.