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Indonesia cancels sending Hajj pilgrims this year amid pandemic

The Indonesian government took the decision to not send Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year, citing the ongoing ...

Government should lobby for WHO approval on Sinovac vaccine: MP

Golkar Party faction MP Nusron Wahid urged the government and state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma to boost ...

Government yet to determine 2021 hajj pilgrimage costs: Ministry

The 2021 Hajj Pilgrimage Implementation (BPIH) costs had yet to be determined, and a working committee meeting will be ...

Govt seeking to vaccinate 57,630 elderly pilgrims in March

The Health Ministry is targeting to inoculate 57,630 senior citizens across Indonesia who have registered for hajj ...

Saudi Arabia's decision awaits for Hajj pilgrimage 2021

Minister of Religion Yaqut Cholil Qoumas stated that a decision was still awaited from the Saudi Arabian government ...

Ministry seeks COVID-19 vaccines for Hajj pilgrims

Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, has proposed that Indonesians planning a Hajj pilgrimage be given ...

Govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims

The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols for minor hajj (umrah) pilgrims as a ...

Regulation facilitating foreign tourists to work from Bali: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan affirmed that the government was ...

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 ...

Jokowi telephonically conveys Idul Adha greetings to Saudi King Salman

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) took the opportunity to telephonically convey Idul Adha greetings to Saudi Arabia's ...

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Pandemic alters Eid al-Adha animal sacrifice ritual in 2020

Eid al-Adha, or the Day of Sacrifice, is one of the two major festivals apart from Eid al-Fitr for Indonesia, where ...

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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 ...

Muslims should pray for Indonesia's success against COVID-19: Khateeb

The khateeb of Al Mujtahidin Mosque in the Abepura neighborhood of Jayapura City, Papua Province, urged his Idul Adha ...