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Palestine issue must not divide Indonesians: Nashir

Muhammadiyah chairman Haedar Nashir has urged the Indonesian people to not be divided in responding to the conflict and ...

West Sumatra people stage rally in solidarity with Palestine

Dozens of mass organizations grouped in the West Sumatra Communication Forum Cares for Palestine held a rally to ...

Thousand Jakartans perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at Al Azhar Mosque

Some one thousand Muslims partook in the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the yard of Al Azhar Grand Mosque, one of the iconic ...

No Idul Fitri prayer held at Taipei Travel Plaza: PCINU

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in Taiwan declared it will not organize an Idul Fitri prayer at the Taipei Travel Plaza as was ...

BNN cracks Malaysia-Madura drug ring; seizes over 87.4 kg drugs

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) announced on Thursday that it has uncovered six drug cases involving a ...

PNG citizen arrested in Papua over cross-border marijuana smuggling

Officers of the Indonesian police in Papua Province arrested a citizen of Papua New Guinea (PNG) on early Monday (March ...

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Indonesia still a long way from winning war on drugs

Indonesia has been striving for decades to win the war against drugs but, instead of moving closer to victory, it has ...

Jokowi departs for Yogyakarta, C Java to oversee vaccination campaign

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entourage departed on a work visit to Yogyakarta and Central Java on Wednesday ...

Construction begins on replica of UAE grand mosque

The Indonesian government has started construction of the Grand Mosque Sheikh Zayed in Solo, Central Java, which is ...

Renovation of Istiqlal Mosque not for show: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the renovation of Istiqlal Grand Mosque has not been undertaken just for ...

Significant surge in number of travelers observed in Idul Adha holiday

The Transportation Ministry recorded a significant increase of travelers using private cars and public transportation ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...