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Indonesia's Danantara to buy new land 600m from Mecca's Grand Mosque

Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, is targeting the expansion of the Hajj Village project in Mecca, ...

Indonesia reaffirms Palestine support at Hajj officers' training

Indonesia remains committed to supporting Palestinian peace and statehood, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Dahnil ...

Indonesia wins landmark deal to build Hajj Village in Mecca

Indonesia has won a bid to acquire a hotel and land in Mecca to develop an Indonesian Hajj Village, a landmark deal ...

Aceh marks 21 years since 2004 tsunami with prayers for victims

Thousands of residents from across Indonesia’s Aceh Province gathered in the provincial capital on Friday to mark ...

Govt acquires Hajj village hotel in Mecca to support 4,383 pilgrims

The Indonesian government has acquired a hotel in the Tahrir area with a total of 1,461 rooms spread across three ...

Danantara signs deal for hotel, property assets in Mecca

Danantara Indonesia has announced the signing of an agreement with Thakher Development Company for the acquisition of ...

Prabowo secures budget for housing rebuild across flood-hit Sumatra

President Prabowo Subianto ensured that the government has prepared a budget for the construction of both temporary and ...

Prabowo asks for reduction in Hajj costs, waiting time to 26 years

President Prabowo Subianto on Monday called on Indonesia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to reduce pilgrimage costs ...

Minister calls for collaboration to bolster Muslim-friendly tourism

Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana has called for cross-sector collaboration to strengthen Muslim-friendly ...

Indonesia to implement two special schemes for 2025 Hajj pilgrimage

The Indonesian government will implement two special schemes during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ...

Taking VP's position to respond to Jokowi's invitation: Amin

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin stated that he decided to switch from serving as ulema for the Muslim community to vice ...

Weekend Stories

Hajj pilgrimage in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

On Wednesday (July 29), or 8 Dhu al-Hijjah 1441 Hijri, pilgrims congregated in Mina, Mecca, to perform the Tarwiyah ...

Weekend Stories

Message of Idul Adha to Indonesian Muslims amid COVID-19 pandemic

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Muslims nationwide partook in the Idul Adha mass prayers on Friday morning despite ...

Animal slaughter at Medan Grand Mosque scrapped over COVID-19 fears

The Medan Grand Mosque administrator decided to not follow the practice of animal slaughter for this year's Idul ...

Weekend Stories

Places of worship adapt to new normal, strive for safety

  On July 4 this year, as the Hindu congregation in Jakarta celebrated Saraswati Day, Dewa Wiguna visited the ...