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News focus: all RI hajj pilgrims should wear batik

Thousands of Indonesian hajj pilgrims left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday morning (Oct 2,2011) to perform the fifth ...

South Sumatra`s 355 would-be hajj pilgrims off to Medina

South Sumatra governor H Alex Noerdin on Sunday here saw off a total of 355 would-be hajj pilgrims from South Sumatra ...

Vatican envoy to attend Catholic church`s 100th anniversary in Tanimbar Maluku

The Vatican`s Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr.Antonio Guido Filipazzi will attend the 100th anniversary of the founding ...

MUI condemns suicide bombing attack on Solo church

The Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) condemns Sunday`s suicide bombing attack on the GBIS church in Solo, Central ...

Battle in Kabul heightens Afghan security fears

A deadly 19-hour Taliban assault on Kabul that turned its most heavily secured district into a battle zone has ...

Ramadan outreach to Muslim civic groups in Indonesia

On August 13, Political Officer Hilary Dauer and YES alumnus and Embassy intern, Riris Adianti, spoke to the Lingkar ...

Twin Baghdad blasts kill five Iraqi troops

Two roadside bombs killed at least five Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday in one of the most serious attacks on ...

Australia supports continuing U.S. presence in Asia-Pacific region

Australia supports the continuing U.S. presence in Asia-Pacific region as a cornerstone of regional stability, ...

Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand Receives 28th Niwano Peace Prize

-         The Niwano Peace Foundation awarded the 28th Niwano Peace Prize to Sulak ...

Sudan warring parties sign South Kordofan accord

The Sudanese government and the northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People`s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed on ...

Panji Gumilang questioned at police headquarters

Panji Gumilang, the chief of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School in Indramayu, West Java, was questioned at the ...

Indonesian muslims explore Islam in Australia

A delegation of three young Indonesian Muslim leaders departed for Australia on Sunday to participate in a bilateral ...

Bahrain police clash with Shi`ite religious marchers

Bahraini police clashed with Shi`ite marchers in a religious festival late on Sunday, less than a week after the Gulf ...

NAM Meeting In Bali Momentum To Garner Support For Palestine

Palestine has always been a topic in Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meetings, and this is also the case at the ongoing ...

MP advises against Israeli independence celebration

A parliament member from the ruling Democrat Party faction, Roy Suryo, has appealed to the Jewish Community in the ...