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FPI has renounced violence, says chairman

Chairman of the Islam Defenders` Front (FPI) Habib Rizieq said members of his organization had abandoned violence as a ...

MUI publicizes edict forbidding valentine`s day celebrations

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) chapter of Samarinda, East Kalimantan provincial capital, has publicized an ...

Pekanbaru officially bans Valentine`s Day celebrations

Pekanbaru city`s administration has officially banned the celebration of Valentine`s Day among school students ...

Indonesian Muslims discouraged from observing Valentine's Day

  Saying that Valentine's Day is not in accordance with Islamic teachings as embodied in  shariah, ...

Moslem students urged not to celebrate Valentine Day

Moslem students in the provincial capital of Aceh have been urged to shun Valentine`s Day celebrations on February ...

President Yudhoyono arrives in Jakarta

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma airport here on Friday following a two-day visit to ...

Aceh ulema warn muslims observing "valentine day" not allowed

Ulema in Aceh have warned Muslims, the younger generation in particular, that observing Valentine`s Day is not allowed ...

Chinese new year celebrated as a non-working holiday in Philippines

For the first time, the Philippines celebrate the Chinese New Year as a non-working holiday throughout the country. ...

Iraq marks first army day since US pullout

Iraq's armed forces were to mark their 91st anniversary with a huge parade on Friday, weeks after US troops completed ...

Riots still police`s responsibility to tackle : Defense minister

Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said the riots that happened in a number of regions recently were matters still ...

Pope christmas message calls for end to violence in Syria

Pope Benedict called for an end to violence in Syria and a resumption of Middle East peace talks on Sunday on a ...

Pope condemns commercialization of Christmas

Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the commercialization of Christmas as he held Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in the ...

Some 130 RI soldiers sent off to Congo

Regional Military Command IV/Diponegoro chief Maj Gen Mulhim Asyrof here Monday sent off 130 members of an Army ...

Gorontalo aspires to become world-class corn producing region

Gorontalo is preparing itself to host a World Maize Conference (WMC) in 2012 which it sees as a forum that will bring ...

Cambodia celebrates 20th anniversary of ex-king`s return

Cambodia on Sunday celebrated the 20th anniversary of ailing former retired King Norodom Sihanouk`s return from exile ...