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Elderly hajj pilgrims must be prioritized: President

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the relevant agencies to give priority ...

Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj

A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage ...

Boeing 747-400 makes first landing on SIM airport

Hundreds of people from many parts of Banda Aceh, Aceh Province, flocked to Sulatan Iskandar Muda (SIM) airport at ...

news focus: SIM airport worthy to serve wide-body aircraft

Sultan Iskandar Muda (SIM) international airport in Aceh Province is worthy to serve wide-body aircraft such as Boeing ...

Over 25,000 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

A total of 25,878 Indonesian hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia until the fifth day since the first flight batch ...

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 ...

VP calls for increase in RI's hajj pilgrimage quota

Vice President Boediono has urged Indonesian diplomats dealing with hajj pilgrimage affairs in Saudi Arabia to strive ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

RI intensifying efforts to evacuate citizens from Yemen

With the situation in strife-torn Yemen worsening by the day, the Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ...

VP to attend WIEF meeting in Kazakhstan

Vice President Boediono is scheduled to attend the 7th meeting of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) in Astana, ...

Legislator rejects govt plan to raise hajj pilgrimage cost

A legislator of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII on religious affairs said he was opposed to the ...

629 Indonesians evacuated from Libya since Feb 21

A total of 629 Indonesian citizens have been evacuated from Libya since February 21, 2011 due to the country`s ...

Some 181 RI soldiers on leave from UNIFIL duties

Some 180 members of the Indonesian contingent in the UN Interim Force in Lebanaon (UNIFIl) are to arrive here soon ...

Jakarta to ask for bigger hajj quota

Indonesia will ask for a bigger hajj quota from the Saudi government for this year`s hajj pilgrimage season, Religious ...