Six hundred UAE citizens will be flown to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca on the expense of President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan. The Emirati official news agency (WAM) said that nationals who have not performed the hajj can apply at the presidential office to receive the grant. Muslims who can afford hajj must perform the ritual once in their lifetime, according to the Islamic teachings. (Albawaba.com)
